371: pig Dec 14, 2015

As one of those words with a separate word for meat and animal–like 'the cow coming from Old English, 'séo cu' while 'beef' comes from Old French– 'boef', 'pig' comes from Old English. Nevertheless, the word for pig in Old English was 'þæt sƿín' (þæt swín). The word 'pig' comes from 'picbréd' which means 'acorn' or literally 'pig-food.