Where does “swermen” come from?

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

swermen (Middle High German): to swarm

Definitions

  1. to swarm

Ancestry of “swermen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “swermen”

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