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

Definitions

  1. swarm; crowd, swarm

Ancestry of “sværm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishswærm—
2Old Norsesvarmrswarm
3Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “sværm”

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