Proto-Indo-European

*swer-

‘to ache’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *swer-.

23 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *swer-, most familiar first.

• answer ← answere ← andswaru ← swaru ← *h₂ent-
• swear ← sweren ← swerian ← *swarjan ← *swarjaną
• sworn ← sworen ← sworen ← *swaran ← *swaranaz
• swearing ← swerynge ← sweren ← swerian ← *swarjan
• swarm ← swearm ← *swarmaz
• surd ← surdus
• svara ← स्वर
• swearer ← swerere ← sweren ← swerian ← *swarjan
• anusvara ← अनुस्वार ← स्वर्
• insusurration ← insūsurrātiō ← īnsusurrātus ← īnsusurrō ← susurrus
• sordino ← sordo ← surdus
• sordine ← sordina ← sordo ← surdus

More words from *swer-

• sourdine
• susurrus
• surdo
• susurrant
• surculose
• surculus
• susurrous
• surdity
• surcle
• svirel
• sweer

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *swer-