Where does “żwamaty” come from?

żwamaty (Slovincian) comes from Slovincian żwama, 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.

żwamaty (Slovincian): spongy, spongelike

Definitions

  1. spongy, spongelike

Ancestry of “żwamaty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovincianżwamasponge
2GermanSchwammsponge; fungus, mushroom, toadstool; morbid...
3Middle High Germanswamme—
4Old High Germanswamp—
5Old Englishswammmushroom, fungus; sponge; first/third-person...
6Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
7Proto-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 →