barg

barrow, castrated boar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɑrx/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: barch

Inherited from Old Dutch: barcho

Cognate with English: barrow

Cognate with Western Frisian: baarch

Cognate with Old Frisian: barch

Cognate with Old Saxon: barug

Cognate with German: Barch

Cognate with Old High German: barug

Cognate with Old Norse: bǫrgr

In summary

From Middle Dutch barch, barech, from Old Dutch barcho, *barug, from Proto-West Germanic *barug, from Proto-Germanic *barugaz. Cognate to English barrow (Old English bearg), West Frisian baarch (Old Frisian barch), Old Saxon barug, dialectal German Barch (Old High German barug), and Old Norse bǫrgr.

Concepts

barrow

hog

Translations

Borg

cochon

porco d’allevamento