Where does “schwören” come from?

schwören (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.

schwören (German): to swear; to take an oath; to swear by; to be...

Definitions

  1. to swear; to take an oath; to swear by; to be...

Ancestry of “schwören”, 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 “schwören”

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