Where does “svampur” come from?
svampur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sǫppr, from Proto-Germanic swambaz — Alternative form of *swammaz.
svampur (Icelandic): sponge
Ancestry of “svampur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sǫppr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swambaz | Alternative form of *swammaz |