English
Swinden
Swinden comes from Old English Suindene.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Suindene
- EnglishtodaySwinden
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150Suindene
- EnglishtodaySwinden
A compound of swīn ‘swine, pig’ + denu ‘valley’
Proto-Indo-European *suH- ‘pig’
Proto-Germanic *swīną ‘pig’
Proto-West Germanic *swīn ‘pig, swine’
Old English swīn ‘swine, pig’
Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- ‘run, flow’
Proto-Germanic *daniz ‘a Dane’
Proto-West Germanic *dani ‘flat area, floor’
Old English dene ‘valley’
Every English word from Old English Suindene
Today it means
name A hamlet in Hellifield parish, Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD8654).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English Suindene / Swinden