Where does “świert” come from?

świert (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German swert, from Old High German swert, from Proto-West Germanic swerd, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

świert (Vilamovian): sword

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “świert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswertsword
2Old High Germanswertsword
3Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
4Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swerdą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swerd →