Where does “schwieren” come from?

schwieren (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German sweren, from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

schwieren (Luxembourgish): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “schwieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswerento swear
2Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
3Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “schwieren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swarjan →