Where does “schwärmen” come from?

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

schwärmen (German): to swarm; to fly in swarms or flocks; to...

Definitions

  1. to swarm; to fly in swarms or flocks; to...

Ancestry of “schwärmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanswermento swarm
2Old High Germanswermento swarm
3Old High Germanswarmswarm of bees
4Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “schwärmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarmaz →Every word from Old High German swarm →