Where does “svømmer” come from?

svømmer (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.

svømmer (Norwegian Bokmål): a swimmer; present tense of svømme

Definitions

  1. a swimmer; present tense of svømme

Ancestry of “svømmer”, step by step

svømmer 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 er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse svimma →