Where does “שווערד” come from?
שווערד (Yiddish) comes from Old High German swert, from Proto-West Germanic swerd, from Proto-Germanic swerdą, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
שווערד (Yiddish): sword
Ancestry of “שווערד”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | swert | sword |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | swerd | sword |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swerdą | sword |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |