Where does “nonswearing” come from?
nonswearing (English) comes from English swearing, from Middle English swerynge, from Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian, from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
nonswearing (English): Not swearing; not making an oath; Not swearing;...
Definitions
- Not swearing; not making an oath; Not swearing;...
Ancestry of “nonswearing”, step by step
nonswearing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English swearing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swearing | present participle of swear; The act of swearing,... |
| 2 | Middle English | swerynge | The taking or reception of an oath |
| 3 | Middle English | sweren | To swear to do something; to make a oral binding... |
| 4 | Old English | swerian | to swear (an oath or a promise) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | swarjan | to swear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swarjaną | to swear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |