Where does “sweer” come from?
sweer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zweren, from Middle Dutch swēren, from Old Dutch swerien, from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sweer (Afrikaans): to swear
Ancestry of “sweer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zweren | to swear, pledge, declare under oath; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swēren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swerien | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swarjan | to swear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swarjaną | to swear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |