Where does “zweer” come from?

zweer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swēre, from Old Dutch swero, from Proto-West Germanic *swerō, from Proto-Germanic swerô, from Proto-Germanic sweraną, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

zweer (Dutch): A purulent boil, skin injury containing pus,...

Definitions

  1. A purulent boil, skin injury containing pus,...

Ancestry of “zweer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswēre—
2Old Dutchsweroboil, abcess
3Proto-West Germanic*swerō—
4Proto-Germanicswerôulcer
5Proto-Germanicsweranąto hurt; to fester; ulcerate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “zweer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →