Where does “swerd” come from?

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

swerd (Proto-West Germanic): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “swerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swerd”

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