Where does “svømmehall” come from?

svømmehall (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål svømme, from Old Norse svimma, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

svømmehall (Norwegian Bokmål): an indoor swimming pool building

Definitions

  1. an indoor swimming pool building

Ancestry of “svømmehall”, step by step

svømmehall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål svømme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvømmeto swim
2Old Norsesvimmato swim
3Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

via Norwegian Bokmål hall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhalla hall
2Old Norsehǫllhall; big house; large living room
3Proto-Germanichallōhall
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse svimma →