Etymology

piglike

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Today it means: Resembling or characteristic of a pig. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English pig
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic*puggō
  2. Old English*picga
  3. Middle Englishpigge
  4. Englishpig
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todaypiglike

From pig + -like.

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