Where does “swearcung” come from?

swearcung (Old English) comes from Old English swearcian, from Proto-West Germanic *swarkōn, from Proto-Germanic swerkaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerg-, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

swearcung (Old English): darkening; darkness

Definitions

  1. darkening; darkness

Ancestry of “swearcung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswearcianto make or become dark
2Proto-West Germanic*swarkōn—
3Proto-Germanicswerkanąto darken, be obscured
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswerg-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerg- →