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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