Where does “swermen” come from?

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

swermen (Old High German): to swarm

Definitions

  1. to swarm

Ancestry of “swermen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanswarmswarm of bees
2Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
3Proto-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 →