Where does “svar” come from?

svar (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Ancestry of “svar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvárrhard, heavy
2Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “svar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Old Norse svárr →