Where does “swarm” come from?

swarm (Middle English) comes from Old English swearm, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

swarm (Middle English): A swarm; A large group of people

Definitions

  1. A swarm; A large group of people

Ancestry of “swarm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishswearmswarm
2Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “swarm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarmaz →Every word from Old English swearm →