Where does “swern” come from?

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

swern (Middle High German): to swear; to hurt; to be inflamed, to swell,...

Definitions

  1. to swear; to hurt; to be inflamed, to swell,...

Ancestry of “swern”, step by step

swern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German sweren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswerento swear
2Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
3Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Old High German sweran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansweranto hurt
2Proto-Germanicsweranąto hurt; to fester; ulcerate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “swern”

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