Where does “Schwur” come from?

Schwur (German) comes from Old High German swuor, from Proto-Germanic swōraz, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Schwur (German): oath

Definitions

  1. oath

Ancestry of “Schwur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswuor—
2Proto-Germanicswōrazoath
3Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “Schwur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swōraz →