Schwamm
German (Berlin)
/ʃvam/
noun
Definitions
- sponge
- fungus, mushroom, toadstool
- (disease) morbid growth
- dry rot
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German swamme inherited from Old High German swamp inherited from Proto-Germanic *swambaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swambaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- backswamp English
- paleoswamp English
- swamp English
- swampbilly English
- swamper English
- swamphen English
- swampish English
- swampland English
- swampless English
- swamplife English
- swamplike English
- swampy English
- Meer German
- Meeresschwamm German
- schwammartig German
- schwammig German
- bederfzwam Dutch, Flemish
- buiszwam Dutch, Flemish
- gistzwam Dutch, Flemish
- slijmzwam Dutch, Flemish
- splijtzwam Dutch, Flemish
- vliegenzwam Dutch, Flemish
- zwam Dutch, Flemish
- zwamp Dutch, Flemish
- *swambaz Proto-Germanic
- *swammaz Proto-Germanic
- feldswamm Old English
- meteswamm Old English
- swamm Old English
- sompe Middle English
- swam Middle English
- soppr Old Norse
- svǫppr Old Norse
- swam Middle Dutch
- swamp Old High German
- swamme Middle High German
- Schwamp Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- שוואָם Yiddish
- שוועמל Yiddish
- swampu Sranan Tongo