Where does “meteorsværm” come from?

meteorsværm (Danish) comes from Danish sværm, from Old Danish swærm, from Old Norse svarmr, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

meteorsværm (Danish): meteor shower

Definitions

  1. meteor shower

Ancestry of “meteorsværm”, step by step

meteorsværm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sværm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsværmswarm; crowd, swarm
2Old Danishswærm—
3Old Norsesvarmrswarm
4Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Danish meteor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmeteormeteor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarmaz →Every word from Old Norse svarmr →