Where does “svøppur” come from?

svøppur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse svǫppr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

svøppur (Faroese): mushroom, fungus

Definitions

  1. mushroom, fungus

Ancestry of “svøppur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvǫpprsponge, mushroom; ball
2Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old Norse svǫppr →