Where does “sveppur” come from?

sveppur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse soppr, from Proto-Germanic swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

sveppur (Icelandic): mushroom, fungus

Definitions

  1. mushroom, fungus

Ancestry of “sveppur”, step by step

sveppur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse soppr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsesopprAlternative form of svǫppr
2Proto-Germanicswammazsponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswombʰ-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

via Old Norse svǫppr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvǫpprsponge, mushroom; ball
2Proto-Germanic*swammaz—

Words derived from “sveppur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swammaz →Every word from Old Norse soppr →