Where does “swēre” come from?
swēre (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swero, from Proto-West Germanic *swerō, from Proto-Germanic swerô, from Proto-Germanic sweraną, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
Ancestry of “swēre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | swero | boil, abcess |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *swerō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swerô | ulcer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sweraną | to hurt; to fester; ulcerate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |
Words derived from “swēre”