Where does “svärd” come from?

svärd (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sværþ, from Old Norse sverð, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

svärd (Swedish): a sword

Definitions

  1. a sword

Ancestry of “svärd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsværþsword
2Old Norsesverðsword
3Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “svärd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Old Norse sverð →