Where does “swarjan” come from?

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

swarjan (Proto-West Germanic): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “swarjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswarjanąto swear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swarjan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarjaną →