Where does “swari” come from?
swari (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *swārī, from Sranan Tongo sweri, from Dutch zweer, from Middle Dutch swēre, from Old Dutch swero, from Proto-West Germanic *swerō, from Proto-Germanic swerô, from Proto-Germanic sweraną — to ache; to fester; wound; injury.
swari (Old High German): heaviness
Definitions
- heaviness
Ancestry of “swari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *swārī | heaviness |
| 2 | Sranan Tongo | sweri | to swear; neoplasm |
| 3 | Dutch | zweer | A purulent boil, skin injury containing pus,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | swēre | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | swero | boil, abcess |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *swerō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swerô | ulcer |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sweraną | to hurt; to fester; ulcerate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swer- | to ache; to fester; wound; injury |