Where does “swær” come from?

swær (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swær (Old English): heavy; oppressive, grievous; sad

Definitions

  1. heavy; oppressive, grievous; sad

Ancestry of “swær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
2Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swār →