Where does “swaar” come from?
swaar (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zwaar, from Middle Dutch swâer, from Old Dutch swār, from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
swaar (Afrikaans): heavy
Ancestry of “swaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwaar | heavy, hefty; strong physically; strong, potent |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swâer | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swār | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swār | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēraz | heavy; grave, grievous, serious, important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |