Where does “sim” come from?

sim (Swedish) comes 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.

sim (Swedish): swim

Definitions

  1. swim

Ancestry of “sim”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →