Where does “swæren” come from?
swæren (Middle High German) comes from Middle English swaren, from Old English swarian, from Proto-Germanic swarōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “swæren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | swaren | To answer or respond; to offer a response |
| 2 | Old English | swarian | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swarōną | To answer; to give a response |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |