Where does “swâer” come from?

swâer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swār, from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swâer (Middle Dutch): heavy

Definitions

  1. heavy

Ancestry of “swâer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswār—
2Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
3Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swâer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swār →