Where does “symi” come from?

symi (Jamtish) comes from Old Norse symja, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

symi (Jamtish): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “symi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesymjato swim
2Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse symja →