English
forswearer
Forswearer comes from Middle English forswerere ‘an individual who commits perjury’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraswarjanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forswerian‘to commit perjury, swear a false oath’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forsweren‘to perform perjury’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500forswerereas forswerer‘an individual who commits perjury’
- Englishtodayforswearer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*fraswarjanreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150forswerian‘to commit perjury, swear a false oath’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500forsweren‘to perform perjury’
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500forswerereas forswerer‘an individual who commits perjury’
- Englishtodayforswearer
Formed from forswear + -er
Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan
Old English forswerian ‘to swear falsely’
Middle English forsweren ‘to perform perjury’
English forswear
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan
Today it means
noun One who forswears.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *fraswarjan / forswearer