Where does “soortenzwerm” come from?

soortenzwerm (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwerm, from Middle Dutch swarm, from Old Dutch swarm, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

soortenzwerm (Dutch): a species cluster group of closely related species

Definitions

  1. a species cluster group of closely related species

Ancestry of “soortenzwerm”, step by step

soortenzwerm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zwerm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwermswarm
2Middle Dutchswarm—
3Old Dutchswarm—
4Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

via Dutch soort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsoortsort, kind; species
2Middle Dutchsorte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarmaz →Every word from Old Dutch swarm →
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