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German word schwer comes from Proto-Indo-European *swer-, Proto-Indo-European *swēr-, and later Proto-Germanic *sweraną (To fester; ulcerate. To hurt.)
*swer- (Proto-Indo-European)
*swēr- (Proto-Indo-European)
*sweraną (Proto-Germanic)
To fester; ulcerate. To hurt.
*swēriz (Proto-Germanic)
swār (Old High German)
swær (Middle High German)
schwer (German)
Difficult, hard. Heavy, weighty. Indigestible (food). Serious.