Where does “sverð” come from?

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

sverð (Icelandic): a sword; penis

Definitions

  1. a sword; penis

Ancestry of “sverð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesverðsword
2Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sverð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Old Norse sverð →