Where does “swerian” come from?

swerian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic swarjan, from Proto-Germanic swarjaną, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swerian (Old Saxon): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “swerian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswarjanto swear
2Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swarjan →