Where does “svämma” come from?

svämma (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.

svämma (Swedish): swell, flood

Definitions

  1. swell, flood

Ancestry of “svämma”, 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 “svämma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Old Norse svimma →