Where does “szwamka” come from?

szwamka (Polish) comes from German Schwamm, from Middle High German swamme, from Old High German swamp, from Old English swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

szwamka (Polish): sponge

Definitions

  1. sponge

Ancestry of “szwamka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwammsponge; fungus, mushroom, toadstool; morbid...
2Middle High Germanswamme—
3Old High Germanswamp—
4Old Englishswammmushroom, fungus; sponge; first/third-person...
5Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old English swamm →