Where does “swas” come from?

swas (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic swēsaz, from Proto-Germanic swēsa- — own, relation.

Ancestry of “swas”, step by step

swas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic swēsaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswēsazone's own, familiar, trusted
2Proto-Germanicswēsa-own, relation

via Proto-Indo-European *swós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European*swós(one's) own; his, her, its

Words derived from “swas”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsa- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēsaz →