Where does “sweren” come from?

sweren (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sweren (Old Dutch): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “sweren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
2Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sweren”

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