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

  1. A fungus, mushroom; A sponge

Ancestry of “zwam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchswam—
2Old Dutchswam—
3Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

Words derived from “zwam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old Dutch swam →