Where does “zwam” come from?
zwam (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch swam, from Old Dutch swam, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.
zwam (Dutch): A fungus, mushroom; A sponge
Definitions
- A fungus, mushroom; A sponge
Ancestry of “zwam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | swam | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | swam | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |
Words derived from “zwam”