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
- sponge; fungus; mushroom, toadstool
Ancestry of “svamp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | swamp | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | svampr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |