Where does “sweren” come from?

sweren (Middle English) comes from Old English swerian, from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sweren (Middle English): To swear to do something; to make a oral binding...

Definitions

  1. To swear to do something; to make a oral binding...

Ancestry of “sweren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswerianto swear (an oath or a promise)
2Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
3Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sweren”

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