Where does “swǣr” come from?

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

swǣr (Old English): heavy; grievous; dull; heavy, grave, grievous

Definitions

  1. heavy; grievous; dull; heavy, grave, grievous

Ancestry of “swǣr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swǣr”

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