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Where does “swerwos” come from?

swerwos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swerwos (Proto-Celtic): bitter

Definitions

  1. bitter

Ancestry of “swerwos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swerwos”

  • searbh
  • searbh
  • chwerw
  • serb
  • xwerw
  • hwerw
  • chwerw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →