Where does “Schwier” come from?

Schwier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German swero, from Proto-Germanic swerô, from Proto-Germanic sweraną, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

Schwier (Luxembourgish): ulcer, abscess

Definitions

  1. ulcer, abscess

Ancestry of “Schwier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswerodisease
2Proto-Germanicswerôulcer
3Proto-Germanicsweranąto hurt; to fester; ulcerate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “Schwier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sweraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerô →