Where does “sverja” come from?
sverja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sverja, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sverja (Icelandic): to swear
Ancestry of “sverja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sverja | to swear |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swarjaną | to swear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |