Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
Actually think about it, it is. One swears an oath like the hippocritical one, whoops, I mean the Hippcratic one. Now in a parallel meaning we use swear words (profanity) or oaths which are also in this usage profanity. If you look it up, you will see both definitions.
Interesting tidbit from the development of the English language: Angles, Saxons and Danes had no swear words as profanity. They swore to things, and on things, but not at things. All of the current English swear words that you use to swear at something are of Dutch origin.