schwer

German (Berlin)

/ʃveːɐ̯/

adj
Definitions
  • heavy, weighty
  • difficult, hard
  • serious
  • (of food) indigestible

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German swær inherited from Old High German swār (heavy) inherited from *swār inherited from Proto-Germanic *swēraz (heavy) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*swer-

Gloss

hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

重

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