Where does “schwéier” come from?

schwéier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German swār, from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

schwéier (Luxembourgish): heavy; difficult, hard

Definitions

  1. heavy; difficult, hard

Ancestry of “schwéier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswārheavy
2Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
3Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swār →