Where does “Schwarmverhalten” come from?

Schwarmverhalten (German) comes from German verhalten, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Schwarmverhalten (German): swarm behavior

Definitions

  1. swarm behavior

Ancestry of “Schwarmverhalten”, step by step

Schwarmverhalten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verhalten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverhaltenrestrained; to behave; to be
2Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
3EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
4Middle EnglishhaltLimping, lame, crippled
5Old Englishhealtlame, limping
6Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
7Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-
9Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

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 kel-