why are swear words....swear words?

Question

where do they originate from, and why are they called what they are called?

Answer 1

Most researchers agree that swearing came from early forms of word magic. Studies of modern, non-literate cultures suggest that swearwords came from the belief that spoken words have power. Some cultures, especially ones that have not developed a written language, believe that spoken words can curse or bless people or can otherwise affect the world. This leads to the idea that some words are either very good or very bad.
While spoken swearwords from different languages don't sound alike, they generally fall into one of two categories. Most of the time, they are either deistic (related to religion) or visceral (related to the human body and its functions). Some expletives also relate to a person's ancestry or parentage. While some linguists classify racial slurs and epithets as swearwords, others place them in a separate category. So the words themselves are similar, but in different cultures people swear at different times and in different contexts.

Answer 2

A swear word (also known as profanity,bad word, curse word, cuss word or dirty word) is a word, expression, gesture or other usage which is constructed as insulting and vulgar.

The original meaning of the expression was restricted to blasphemy (or saying the Lord's name in vain). It represented an indifference to religion or religious figures or even an attack on religion.

However, the term has been extended to include sexist, derogatory, racist or sexual themes.

You can find more info in en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Swear_words

Answer 3

one of the meanings of (swear is curse)
i guess about the only word to give you is
blasphemy------profane speaking----an indigity offered to god

blaspheme---to speak irreverently of, as of god;to speak evil of

look up swear it gives you curse look up curse it gives you blasphemy

so since this is speaking of gods name in the definition i'm going to assume thats how they connect