Where does “Schwere” come from?

Schwere (German) comes from Middle High German swern, from Old High German sweren, from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Schwere (German): heaviness; severity

Definitions

  1. heaviness; severity

Ancestry of “Schwere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswernto swear; to hurt; to be inflamed, to swell,...
2Old High Germanswerento swear
3Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
4Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “Schwere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swarjan →