Where does “svar” come from?
svar (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish svar, from Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
svar (Swedish): hard; difficult; troublesome and of bad temper;...
Definitions
- hard; difficult; troublesome and of bad temper;...
Ancestry of “svar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | svar | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | svárr | hard, heavy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swēraz | heavy; grave, grievous, serious, important |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
Words derived from “svar”