Where does “Bienenschwarm” come from?

Bienenschwarm (German) comes from German Biene, from English Bee, from Middle English been, from Old English bēn, from Proto-Germanic banjō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Bienenschwarm (German): swarm of bees

Definitions

  1. swarm of bees

Ancestry of “Bienenschwarm”, step by step

Bienenschwarm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Biene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBienebee; cute, sexy woman
2EnglishBeesomeone connected with Barnet Football Club, as a...
3Middle Englishbeento be; ben; plural of bee
4Old Englishbēnprayer, request; prayer, request, petition,...
5Proto-Germanicbanjōwound
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰon-yeh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via German Schwarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwarmswarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish;...
2Old High Germanswarmswarm of bees
3Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-