Where does “schwar” come from?

schwar (East Central German) comes from Middle High German swær, from Old High German swār, from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

schwar (East Central German): heavy, weighty

Definitions

  1. heavy, weighty

Ancestry of “schwar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswær—
2Old High Germanswārheavy
3Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
4Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swār →