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.
Ancestry of “swâer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | swār | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | swār | heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swēraz | heavy; grave, grievous, serious, important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
Words derived from “swâer”