Where does “swaert” come from?

swaert (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch swert, from Proto-West Germanic swerd, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swaert (Middle Dutch): Alternative form of swert

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of swert

Ancestry of “swaert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchswertsword
2Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
3Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swerd →