Where does “swierte” come from?

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

swierte (West Frisian): weight, heft

Definitions

  1. weight, heft

Ancestry of “swierte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianswierheavy; pregnant; serious
2Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
3Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swierte”

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