Where does “*swarkōn” come from?

*swarkōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic swerkaną, from Proto-Indo-European swerg-, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “*swarkōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswerkanąto darken, be obscured
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswerg-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “*swarkōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swerg- →