Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “swarjan”

66 words across 14 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic swarjan — including swear, sworn, swearing, forswear, forsworn, swearer, unsworn, sweer.

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English (24)

Middle English (12)

German (8)

Old English (4)

Dutch (3)

Luxembourgish (3)

Old Dutch (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old High German (2)

Scots (2)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Middle High German (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Old Saxon (1)