Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swarō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to say, speak, talk, swear, curse”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *svarъ (e.g. Old Church Slavonic сваръ (svarŭ, “quarrel”)), Russian ссо́ра (ssóra, “quarrel, dispute”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɑ.rɔː/

Noun

*swarō f

1. a solemn statement or affirmation; oath; vow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *swarō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*swarō	*swarôz
vocative	*swarō	*swarôz
accusative	*swarǭ	*swarōz
genitive	*swarōz	*swarǫ̂
dative	*swarōi	*swarōmaz
instrumental	*swarō	*swarōmiz

Derived terms

• *andaswarō
• *swarōną

Related terms

• *swarjaną
• *swōraz

Descendants

• Old English: swaru
  • Middle English: sware
    • Scots: swere, swear
    • English: swear
• Old Frisian: *swer, *ser (in derivatives)
• (Old Saxon: swōr)
• (Old High German: *swuor; swōrō (in derivatives))
  • (Middle High German: swuor m)
    • (German: Schwur)