swearm
Old English
noun
Definitions
- swarm
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarmaz (swarm, dizziness) derived from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*swer-
Gloss
hum, buzz, fester, cut, whistling, ringing, swear, heavy, ache, resound, protect, pole, guard, stick, serious, speak loudly, speak, ring, grave, hiss, talk, whistle
Concept
Semantic Field
Speech and language
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- swarm English
- surdus Latin
- surus Latin
- susurrus Latin
- ссора Russian
- *su̯r̥dhom Proto-Indo-European
- *swer- Proto-Indo-European
- *swer-yo-s Proto-Indo-European
- sverm Norwegian Bokmål
- *andaswarō Proto-Germanic
- *andswara- Proto-Germanic
- *swarjaną Proto-Germanic
- *swarmaz Proto-Germanic
- *swerdą Proto-Germanic
- *swēraz Proto-Germanic
- sverm Norwegian Nynorsk
- swerian Old English
- स्वर Sanskrit
- swarm Middle English
- swarmen Middle English
- Sverrir Old Norse
- svarmr Old Norse
- sværm Danish
- *svarъ Proto-Slavic
- swarm Old High German
- Schwaarm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *swarm Old Dutch
- *swerwos Proto-Celtic
- *swárati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- sværmber Old Swedish
- *swarm Old Frisian