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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

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

Words derived from “sveppur”

  • sveppafræði
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