Where does “svamp” come from?
svamp (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish svamper, from Old Norse svampr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.
svamp (Swedish): fungus; mushroom; sponge
Ancestry of “svamp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | svamper | fungus, mushroom |
| 2 | Old Norse | svampr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |