Etymology Explorer › ScotsWhere 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”