Etymology Explorer
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Where does “swarm” come from?
swarm (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
Ancestry of “swarm”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
swarmaz
swarm; dizziness
2
Proto-Indo-European
swēr-
heavy
Words derived from “swarm”
swarm
swerm
swaerm
zwerm
bijenzwerm
zwermen
soortenzwerm
sterrenzwerm
omzwermen
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