Where does “sverm” come from?

sverm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse svarmr, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

sverm (Norwegian Bokmål): a swarm; a flock; imperative of sverme

Definitions

  1. a swarm; a flock; imperative of sverme

Ancestry of “sverm”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sverm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swarmaz →Every word from Old Norse svarmr →