Where does “sweorcan” come from?
sweorcan (Old English) comes 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.
sweorcan (Old English): to darken, be obscured; to become troubled,...
Definitions
- to darken, be obscured; to become troubled,...
Ancestry of “sweorcan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swerkaną | to darken, be obscured |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swerg- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |