Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mariswīn

This Proto-West Germanic 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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mariswīną. Equivalent to *mari (“sea”) +‎ *swīn (“pig”).

Noun

*mariswīn n

1. mereswine (porpoise, dolphin)

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mariswīn
Genitive	*mariswīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mariswīn	*mariswīnu
Accusative	*mariswīn	*mariswīnu
Genitive	*mariswīnas	*mariswīnō
Dative	*mariswīnē	*mariswīnum
Instrumental	*mariswīnu	*mariswīnum

Descendants

• Old English: mereswīn
  • Middle English: mereswyn, mereswyne, mersuine
    • English: mereswine
    • Scots: mereswine
• Old Frisian: *mereswīn
  • Saterland Frisian: Meerswien
• Old Saxon: meriswīn
  • Middle Low German: merswîn
    • German Low German: Meerswien; Meerswientje
• Old Dutch: meriswīn
  • Middle Dutch: mēerswijn, maerswijn, merswijn
    • Dutch: meerzwijn
• Old High German: meriswīn
  • Middle High German: merswīn
    • German: Meerschwein; Meerschweinchen
• → Old French: marsouin
  • Middle French: marsouin
    • French: marsouin