Where does “sweer” come from?

sweer (North Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sweer (North Frisian): to swear, make an oath

Definitions

  1. to swear, make an oath

Ancestry of “sweer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →