Where does “sammensværgelse” come from?

sammensværgelse (Danish) comes from Danish sværge, from Old Danish swæriæ, from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sammensværgelse (Danish): conspiracy

Definitions

  1. conspiracy

Ancestry of “sammensværgelse”, step by step

sammensværgelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sværge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsværgeto swear
2Old Danishswæriæ—
3Old Norsesverjato swear
4Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Danish sammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsammentogether
2Old Danishsamæn—
3Old Norsesamantogether; strong masculine accusative singular of...
4Proto-Germanicsamanaiat one; together
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sammensværgelse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →Every word from Old Norse sverja →