Where does “svärm” come from?

svärm (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sværmber, from Old Norse svarmr, from Proto-Germanic swarmaz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.

svärm (Swedish): a swarm

Definitions

  1. a swarm

Ancestry of “svärm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsværmberswarm
2Old Norsesvarmrswarm
3Proto-Germanicswarmazswarm; dizziness
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy

Words derived from “svärm”

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