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

Definitions

  1. fungus; mushroom; sponge

Ancestry of “svamp”, step by step

svamp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish svamper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsvamperfungus, mushroom
2Old Norsesvampr—
3Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp

via Ancient Greek μύκης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekμύκηςmushroom or other fungus; any mushroom-shaped...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmew-k-slimy, slippery; slip, slime

Words derived from “svamp”

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