Where does “swero” come from?

swero (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swerō, from Proto-Germanic swerô, from Proto-Germanic sweraną, from Proto-Indo-European swer- — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.

swero (Old Dutch): boil, abcess

Definitions

  1. boil, abcess

Ancestry of “swero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*swerō—
2Proto-Germanicswerôulcer
3Proto-Germanicsweranąto hurt; to fester; ulcerate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury

Words derived from “swero”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sweraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerô →