Where does “svära” come from?
svära (Swedish) comes 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.
svära (Swedish): to swear, to curse; to use offensive language; to...
Definitions
- to swear, to curse; to use offensive language; to...
Ancestry of “svära”, step by step
svära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse svara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | svara | to sound; to answer |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swarōną | To answer; to give a response |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |