simma
Swedish
/²sɪma/
verb-irr
Definitions
- to swim
- (Finland) to take a bath, to bathe
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse svimma derived from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną (swim, swoon, lose consciousness).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*swimmaną
Gloss
swim, swoon, lose consciousness
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泳
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aswim English
- midswim English
- outswim English
- overswim English
- polar bear swim English
- postswim English
- preswim English
- swim English
- swim trunks English
- swimathon English
- swimbait English
- swimcap English
- swimfin English
- swimline English
- swimmability English
- swimmable English
- swimmer English
- swimmest English
- swimmeth English
- swimming English
- swimmist English
- swimmy English
- swimshorts English
- swimsuit English
- swimwear English
- upswim English
- *swem(bʰ)- Proto-Indo-European
- svømme Norwegian Bokmål
- *sundą Proto-Germanic
- *swammijaną Proto-Germanic
- *swimmaną Proto-Germanic
- bassäng Swedish
- simbassäng Swedish
- simmare Swedish
- simmerska Swedish
- simning Swedish
- swimman Old English
- swimmen Middle English
- svima Old Norse
- svimma Old Norse
- symja Old Norse
- svømme Danish
- swimman Old High German
- svimja Faroese
- *swimman gmw-pro
- *swimman Old Dutch
- swimman Old Saxon
- suma Norn