Where does “edsvuren” come from?

edsvuren (Swedish) comes from Swedish ed, from Old Swedish eþer, from Old Norse eiðr, from Proto-Germanic aiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European oyt-.

edsvuren (Swedish): sworn (under oath)

Definitions

  1. sworn (under oath)

Ancestry of “edsvuren”, step by step

edsvuren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishedoath; An isthmus; a strip of land between two...
2Old Swedisheþeroath
3Old Norseeiðroath
4Proto-Germanicaiþazoath
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoyt-—

via Swedish svuren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvurensworn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aiþaz →Every word from Old Norse eiðr →