Where does “swerdą” come from?

swerdą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swerdą (Proto-Germanic): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “swerdą”, step by step

swerdą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European swēr-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Proto-Indo-European seh₂w-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂w-sharp

Words derived from “swerdą

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr-