Where does “sworn” come from?

Sworn comes from Middle English sweren, from Middle French sur and Latin securus, meaning "free from care," ultimately from Latin ex and caput.

sworn (English): past participle of swear; Given or declared under...

Definitions

  1. past participle of swear; Given or declared under...

Ancestry of “sworn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsworen
2Old Englishsworen
3Proto-West Germanicswaran
4Proto-Germanicswaranaz
5Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sworn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic swaranaz