Where does “Eierschwammerl” come from?

Eierschwammerl (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian Schwammerl, from Bavarian Schwåmm, from Middle High German swamme, from Old High German swamp, from Old English swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

Eierschwammerl (Bavarian): chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius

Definitions

  1. chanterelle, Cantharellus cibarius

Ancestry of “Eierschwammerl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianSchwammerlmushroom
2BavarianSchwåmmmushroom
3Middle High Germanswamme—
4Old High Germanswamp—
5Old Englishswammmushroom, fungus; sponge; first/third-person...
6Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old English swamm →
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