Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swīn

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 *swīną.

Noun

*swīn n

1. pig, swine

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*swīn
Genitive	*swīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*swīn	*swīnu
Accusative	*swīn	*swīnu
Genitive	*swīnas	*swīnō
Dative	*swīnē	*swīnum
Instrumental	*swīnu	*swīnum

Derived terms

• *mariswīn

Descendants

• Old English: swīn, swȳn
  • Middle English: swyn, sqwyne, suin, swein, sweyne, swin, swine, swiyn, swyne, swynne, zuin
    • English: swine
    • Scots: swine
• Old Frisian: swīn
  • North Frisian: swin
  • Saterland Frisian: Swien
  • West Frisian: swyn
• Old Saxon: swīn
  • Middle Low German: swīn
    • German Low German: Swien, Schwiin
    • Plautdietsch: Schwien
• Old Dutch: *swīn
  • Middle Dutch: swijn
    • Dutch: zwijn
      • Afrikaans: swyn
    • Limburgish: zwien
• Old High German: swīn
  • Middle High German: swīn
    • Alemannic German:

      Walser: Schwii

    • Central Franconian: Schwein

      Hunsrik: Schwein

      Luxembourgish: Schwäin

    • German: Schwein
    • Vilamovian: śwajn