Where does “svømming” come from?

svømming (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.

svømming (Norwegian Bokmål): swimming

Definitions

  1. swimming

Ancestry of “svømming”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse svimma →