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It's related to the word "swear," a very old word indeed--to attest, to submit as inarguably true. Etymology from Dictionary.com: "before 900; Middle English andswerien, Old English andswerian, andswarian derivative of andswaru an answer, equivalent to and- opposite, facing (cf. and, along) + Germanic *swarō, derivative of 'swear'" Quite the opposite of what goes on here at Answer.com, where any slob can throw out an answer that may or may not be correct.

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