Where does “sopper” come from?
sopper (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse svǫppr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.
Ancestry of “sopper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | svǫppr | sponge, mushroom; ball |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |
Words derived from “sopper”