Where does “Swom” come from?
Swom (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian swom, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.
Swom (Saterland Frisian): sponge; fungus; mushroom; toadstool
Definitions
- sponge; fungus; mushroom; toadstool
Ancestry of “Swom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | swom | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |