Where does “zwammen” come from?

zwammen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwam, from Middle Dutch swam, from Old Dutch swam, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

zwammen (Dutch): to babble, talk a lot but say little

Definitions

  1. to babble, talk a lot but say little

Ancestry of “zwammen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzwamA fungus, mushroom; A sponge
2Middle Dutchswam—
3Old Dutchswam—
4Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

Words derived from “zwammen”

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