Where does “simmerska” come from?

simmerska (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.

simmerska (Swedish): a female swimmer

Definitions

  1. a female swimmer

Ancestry of “simmerska”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse svimma →