Where does “sværm” come from?
sværm (Danish) comes from Old Danish swærm, from Old Norse svarmr, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
sværm (Danish): swarm; crowd, swarm
Ancestry of “sværm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | swærm | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | svarmr | swarm |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swarmaz | swarm; dizziness |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |