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Where does “zwerm” come from?

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

zwerm (Dutch): swarm

Definitions

  1. swarm

Ancestry of “zwerm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zwerm”

  • bijenzwerm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →