Where does “nagelsvamp” come from?

nagelsvamp (Swedish) comes from Swedish svamp, from Old Swedish svamper, from Old Norse svampr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

nagelsvamp (Swedish): nail fungus, onychomycosis

Definitions

  1. nail fungus, onychomycosis

Ancestry of “nagelsvamp”, step by step

nagelsvamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish svamp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvampfungus; mushroom; sponge
2Old Swedishsvamperfungus, mushroom
3Old Norsesvampr—
4Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

via Swedish nagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishnagelA nail; a horny plate on fingers and toes; A...
2Old Norsenaglnail
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old Norse svampr →