Where does “soppur” come from?
soppur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse svǫppr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.
soppur (Faroese): mushroom, fungus
Ancestry of “soppur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | svǫppr | sponge, mushroom; ball |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |
Words derived from “soppur”