Where does “Schwarm” come from?

Schwarm (German) comes from Old High German swarm, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

Schwarm (German): swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish;...

Definitions

  1. swarm of insects; flock of birds; school of fish;...

Ancestry of “Schwarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswarmswarm of bees
2Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “Schwarm

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr-