Where does “tvättsvamp” come from?
tvättsvamp (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.
Ancestry of “tvättsvamp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | svamp | fungus; mushroom; sponge |
| 2 | Old Swedish | svamper | fungus, mushroom |
| 3 | Old Norse | svampr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *swammaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swombh- | sponge, tree-fungus, swamp |