Where does “afterswarm” come from?

afterswarm (English) comes from English after, from Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

afterswarm (English): A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the...

Definitions

  1. A swarm of bees that leaves the hive after the...

Ancestry of “afterswarm”, step by step

afterswarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafterBehind; later in time; following; Subsequently...
2Middle Englishafterafter
3Old Englishæfterafter; according to
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via English swarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishswarmA large number of insects, especially when in...
2Middle EnglishswarmA swarm; A large group of people
3Old Englishswearmswarm
4Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →