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

Definitions

  1. sword

Ancestry of “שווערד”, step by step

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