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

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
  - Low German: Swien
    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