Where does “svemja” come from?

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

svemja (Norwegian Nynorsk): to swim

Definitions

  1. to swim

Ancestry of “svemja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvimmato 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 svimma →