Swarm
/swɔːrm/noun
A large or dense group of insects or animals moving together.
Did you know?The Old English term for 'swarm' hinted at a connection to 'sorrow' and 'trouble', suggesting that where there are swarms, chaos often follows!
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swei-
“to move quickly, to glide, to flow.”
Old English
Old English
sweorm
“a group or throng, originally used for a stream of people or animals.”
Middle English
Middle English
swarme
“a gathering or mass of creatures, particularly bees.”
16th Century
English
swarm
“to move in a dense group or to gather in large numbers.”