Where does “swar” come from?

swar (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Ancestry of “swar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvárrhard, heavy
2Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Old Norse svárr →