Where does “sverja” come from?

sverja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sverja (Old Norse): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “sverja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sverja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →
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