Where does “sweord” come from?
sweord (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sweord (Old English): a sword
Ancestry of “sweord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swerdą | sword |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
Words derived from “sweord”