Where does “swerynge” come from?

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

swerynge (Middle English): The taking or reception of an oath

Definitions

  1. The taking or reception of an oath

Ancestry of “swerynge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishswerenTo swear to do something; to make a oral binding...
2Old Englishswerianto swear (an oath or a promise)
3Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
4Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swerynge”

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