Where does “swār” come from?

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

swār (Old English): heavy, of great weight, oppressive, grievous,...

Definitions

  1. heavy, of great weight, oppressive, grievous,...

Ancestry of “swār”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swār”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swār →