Where does “mānswerian” come from?

mānswerian (Old English) comes from Old English swerian, from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

mānswerian (Old English): to forswear, perjure oneself

Definitions

  1. to forswear, perjure oneself

Ancestry of “mānswerian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswerianto swear (an oath or a promise)
2Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
3Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “mānswerian”

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