Where does “שווער” come from?

שווער (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German swær, from Old High German swār, from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

שווער (Yiddish): heavy; difficult, hard; rugged

Definitions

  1. heavy; difficult, hard; rugged

Ancestry of “שווער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswær—
2Old High Germanswārheavy
3Proto-West Germanicswārheavy
4Proto-Germanicswērazheavy; grave, grievous, serious, important
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “שווער”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →