Where does “svørd” come from?

svørd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Ancestry of “svørd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesverðsword
2Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Old Norse sverð →