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Where does “svǫppr” come from?

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

svǫppr (Old Norse): sponge, mushroom; ball

Definitions

  1. sponge, mushroom; ball

Ancestry of “svǫppr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

Words derived from “svǫppr”

  • sopp
  • steinsopp
  • røyksopp
  • sopp
  • hussopp
  • sveppur
  • svampur
  • sveppafræði
  • sopprót
  • svøppur
  • sopptráður
  • soppaslag
  • reyður flugusoppur
  • flugusoppur
  • eitursoppur
  • soppur
  • átusoppur
  • sopper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →