Where does “sopp” come from?

sopp (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sopper, from Old Norse svǫppr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

sopp (Swedish): fungus belonging to the Boletales order

Definitions

  1. fungus belonging to the Boletales order

Ancestry of “sopp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsopper—
2Old Norsesvǫpprsponge, mushroom; ball
3Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

Words derived from “sopp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old Norse svǫppr →