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

svǫppr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *swammaz

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

via Proto-Germanic swambaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicswambazAlternative form of *swammaz

Words derived from “svǫppr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →