Where does “hemžit” come from?

hemžit (Czech) comes from Old Czech hemzati, from Proto-Slavic *gъmъzati.

hemžit (Czech): to swarm, to teem, to seethe

Definitions

  1. to swarm, to teem, to seethe

Ancestry of “hemžit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhemzati—
2Proto-Slavic*gъmъzati—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *gъmъzati →Every word from Old Czech hemzati →