Where does “svømme” come from?
svømme (Danish) comes from Old Norse svimma, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
svømme (Danish): swim; float
Ancestry of “svømme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | svimma | to swim |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |