Type Word & Element Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "heavy, serious" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesswar(Old High German) Given Name DescendantsSuarius(Germanic) Suero(Medieval Spanish) Surname DescendantsSoares(Portuguese) Juárez, Suárez, Suero(Spanish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 499. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 396.