Words that come from Proto-West Germanic swār

52 words across 15 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic swār — including sweer, schwerpunkt, swier, zwaar, swar, swari, swaar, besvärlig.

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German (23)

Middle English (5)

West Frisian (3)

Old High German (3)

Old English (3)

English (2)

Dutch (2)

Scots (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Afrikaans (1)

Swedish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

Yiddish (1)

Middle High German (1)