Etymology

swire

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Today it means: The neck. Full definition →

Middle English swire ← Old English swēora ← Proto-Germanic *swerhô
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*swerhô
  2. Old English · inherited fromswēora
  3. Middle English · inherited fromswire
  4. English todayswire

From Middle English swire, from Old English swēora, from Proto-Germanic *swerhô.

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