Where does “swamp” come from?

swamp (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse svampr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

Ancestry of “swamp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvampr
2Proto-Germanic*swammaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

Words derived from “swamp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh-Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammazEvery word from Old Norse svampr
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