Where does “Schwert” come from?

Schwert (German) comes from Middle High German swert, from Old High German swert, from Proto-West Germanic swerd, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Schwert (German): sword; blade; dorsal fin

Definitions

  1. sword; blade; dorsal fin

Ancestry of “Schwert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswertsword
2Old High Germanswertsword
3Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
4Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “Schwert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swerd →