Where does “svær” come from?

svær (Danish) comes from Old Danish swar, from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

svær (Danish): rind; crackling; difficult, hard, stiff, tough

Definitions

  1. rind; crackling; difficult, hard, stiff, tough

Ancestry of “svær”, step by step

svær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish swar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishswar—
2Old Norsesvárrhard, heavy
3Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Old Norse svǫrðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvǫrðrthe skin of the head; a rope of walrus-hide
2Proto-Germanicswarduzrind, tough skin; turf

Words derived from “svær”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Old Norse svárr →