Where does “swire” come from?

swire (Scots) comes from Old English swēora, from Proto-Germanic swerhô.

swire (Scots): neck; vale, swire, valley

Definitions

  1. neck; vale, swire, valley

Ancestry of “swire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswēoraneck
2Proto-Germanicswerhô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic swerhô →Every word from Old English swēora →