Where does “svørja” come from?

svørja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

svørja (Faroese): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “svørja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesverjato swear
2Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →Every word from Old Norse sverja →