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

  1. to swarm, seethe, throng, teem

Ancestry of “svarmi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosvarmoswarm, horde, mass, multitude
2EnglishswarmA large number of insects, especially when in...
3Middle EnglishswarmA swarm; A large group of people
4Old Englishswearmswarm
5Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarmaz →Every word from Old English swearm →