Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swarmaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“to buzz, hum”). Cognate with Latin susurrus (“whispering, humming, murmur”), Lithuanian surma (“a pipe”), Russian свире́ль (svirélʹ, “a pipe, reed”).

Noun

*swarmaz m

  1. swarm
  2. dizziness

Inflection

Declension of *swarmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *swarmaz *swarmōz, *swarmōs
vocative *swarm *swarmōz, *swarmōs
accusative *swarmą *swarmanz
genitive *swarmas, *swarmis *swarmǫ̂
dative *swarmai *swarmamaz
instrumental *swarmō *swarmamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: swearm
  • Old Frisian: *swarm
  • Old Saxon: swarm
  • Old Dutch: *swarm
  • Old High German: swarm
  • Old Norse: svarmr
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