meriswin
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Old Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *mariswīn. Equivalent to meri (“sea”) + *swīn (“pig”). Cognate with Old High German meriswīn (“dolphin”). Compare also Dutch zeevarken (“porpoise”), from zee (“sea”) + varken (“pig”).
Noun[edit]
meriswīn n
- unknown sea animal, probably porpoise
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “meriswīn”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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- Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Dutch compound terms
- Dutch compound terms
- Old Dutch lemmas
- Old Dutch nouns
- Old Dutch neuter nouns