Where does “sweorbeag” come from?

sweorbeag (Old English) comes from Old English bēag, from Proto-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic baugaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

sweorbeag (Old English): object worn around the neck, often made of gold or silver: collar, necklace

Definitions

  1. object worn around the neck, often made of gold or silver: collar, necklace

Ancestry of “sweorbeag”, step by step

sweorbeag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bēag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbēaga ring, bracelet, collar, garland, crown,...
2Proto-West Germanic*baugring, bracelet
3Proto-Germanicbaugaza bend; bow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

via Old English swēora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswēoraneck
2Proto-Germanicswerhô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baugaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *baug →