Where does “swier” come from?

swier (West Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swier (West Frisian): heavy; pregnant; serious

Definitions

  1. heavy; pregnant; serious

Ancestry of “swier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
2Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swēraz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic swār →