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Where does “Sverrir” come from?

Sverrir (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse Sverrir, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Ancestry of “Sverrir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseSverrir—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “Sverrir”

  • Sverrína
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →