Where does “svamp” come from?

svamp (Danish) comes from Old Danish swamp, from Old Norse svampr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

svamp (Danish): sponge; fungus; mushroom, toadstool

Definitions

  1. sponge; fungus; mushroom, toadstool

Ancestry of “svamp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishswamp—
2Old Norsesvampr—
3Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old Norse svampr →