Proto-Germanic: *swarrōn, *swirrVn- vb., *surrōn, *surm= etc.
Meaning: twitter, chatter
Old Norse: svarra wk. `brausen, sausen (poet.)'; svarm-r m. `Unruhe, Lärm'; svarva
Norwegian: sverra `wirbeln; kreisen', dial. surla `leise singen'; dial. svarm, sverm `Schwarm, Getümmel'
Swedish: sorla `rieseln, murmeln'; surra `leise eingen'; svärm `Schwarm'
Danish: surre `leise singen'; svärm `Schwarm'
Old English: swearm
Old Saxon: swarm
Middle Dutch: swarm, swerm
Dutch: { swarm }
Middle Low German: swirren `herumschwärmen', surren `surren'; swarm, { swerm }
Old High German: swar(a)m 'Bieneschwarm' (9.Jh.)
Middle High German: swarm st. m. 'bienenschwarm'; EaHG surm `Gesumse, Getöse' (15.Jh.)
German: schwirren; Schwarm m.
