Where does “zwaard” come from?

zwaard (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swert, from Old Dutch swert, from Proto-West Germanic swerd, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

zwaard (Dutch): A sword, heavy blade weapon; A leeboard

Definitions

  1. A sword, heavy blade weapon; A leeboard

Ancestry of “zwaard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswertsword
2Old Dutchswertsword
3Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
4Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “zwaard”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →