Where does “simma” come from?

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

simma (Swedish): to swim; to take a bath, to bathe

Definitions

  1. to swim; to take a bath, to bathe

Ancestry of “simma”, step by step

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

Words derived from “simma”

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