Reconstruction:Old Dutch/swin

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Akin to Old English swīn, Old Saxon swīn and Old Norse svín.

Noun

*swīn n

1. (wild) pig

Declension

Declension of *swīn (neuter a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*swīn	*swīn
accusative	*swīn	*swīn
genitive	*swīnes	*swīno
dative	*swīne	*swīnon

Derived terms

• meriswīn
• swīnsōga

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: swijn
  • Dutch: zwijn
    • Afrikaans: swyn
  • Limburgish: zwien

References

• “swīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012