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Where does “swammaz” come from?

swammaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swombʰ- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

swammaz (Proto-Germanic): sponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp

Definitions

  1. sponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp

Ancestry of “swammaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswombʰ-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

Words derived from “swammaz”

  • swamp
  • swampy
  • swampland
  • swamper
  • backswamp
  • swampiness
  • swamplike
  • swampish
  • swamphen
  • swampless
  • swampily
  • swamplife
  • Meeresschwamm
  • Schwamm
  • schwammartig
  • schwammig
  • homehtua
  • homeallergia
  • valkohomejuusto
  • punahomejuusto
  • home
  • jalohome
  • sinihomejuusto
  • homejuusto
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