Where does “sweir” come from?
sweir (Scots) comes from Middle English swere, from Old English swǣr, from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sweir (Scots): heavy; grievous; slothful; lazy; unwilling;...
Definitions
- heavy; grievous; slothful; lazy; unwilling;...
Ancestry of “sweir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | swere | Alternative form of sweren; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | swǣr | heavy; grievous; dull; heavy, grave, grievous |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | swār | heavy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swēraz | heavy; grave, grievous, serious, important |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
Words derived from “sweir”