Where does “avsvära” come from?
avsvära (Swedish) comes from Swedish svära, from Old Norse svara, from Proto-Germanic swarōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
avsvära (Swedish): to (solemnly) renounce (a faith or allegiance or the like), to abjure, to forswear
Definitions
- to (solemnly) renounce (a faith or allegiance or the like), to abjure, to forswear
Ancestry of “avsvära”, step by step
avsvära traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish svära
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | svära | to swear, to curse; to use offensive language; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | svara | to sound; to answer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swarōną | To answer; to give a response |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish sig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sig | "reflexive case of han, hon, den, det, de or... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |