Where does “svampartad” come from?

svampartad (Swedish) comes from Swedish svamp, from Old Swedish svamper, from Old Norse svampr, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz, from Proto-Indo-European swombh- — sponge, tree-fungus, swamp.

svampartad (Swedish): spongy

Definitions

  1. spongy

Ancestry of “svampartad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsvampfungus; mushroom; sponge
2Old Swedishsvamperfungus, mushroom
3Old Norsesvampr—
4Proto-Germanic*swammaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswombh-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swombh- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *swammaz →Every word from Old Norse svampr →
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