Where does “swerte” come from?

swerte (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman seurté, from Latin sēcūritās, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

swerte (Middle English): Alternative form of surete; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of surete; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “swerte”, step by step

swerte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman seurté

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanseurtésureness; certainty; guaranty; promise; pledge;...
2Latinsēcūritāssecurity, safety
3Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Old English sweart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsweartblack
2Proto-West Germanicswartblack
3Proto-Germanicswartazblack
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →