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

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “sweer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwerento swear, pledge, declare under oath; to...
2Middle Dutchswērento swear, to declare solemnly
3Old Dutchswerien—
4Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
5Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swarjan →
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