Where does “fjärilsim” come from?

fjärilsim (Swedish) comes from Swedish sim, from Swedish simma, from Old Norse svimma, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

fjärilsim (Swedish): butterfly stroke; a swimming stroke; a race in...

Definitions

  1. butterfly stroke; a swimming stroke; a race in...

Ancestry of “fjärilsim”, step by step

fjärilsim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsimswim
2Swedishsimmato swim; to take a bath, to bathe
3Old Norsesvimmato swim
4Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

via Swedish fjäril

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjärila butterfly
2Old Swedishfiädhal—
3Old Norsefiðrildi—
4Proto-Germanicfifaldǭbutterfly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpāpel-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse svimma →