Where does “swærm” come from?
swærm (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse svarmr, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
Ancestry of “swærm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | svarmr | swarm |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swarmaz | swarm; dizziness |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |