Where does “svarmi” come from?
svarmi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto svarmo, from English swarm, from Middle English swarm, from Old English swearm, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
svarmi (Esperanto): to swarm, seethe, throng, teem
Definitions
- to swarm, seethe, throng, teem
Ancestry of “svarmi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | svarmo | swarm, horde, mass, multitude |
| 2 | English | swarm | A large number of insects, especially when in... |
| 3 | Middle English | swarm | A swarm; A large group of people |
| 4 | Old English | swearm | swarm |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swarmaz | swarm; dizziness |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |