Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swamm

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *swammaz.

Noun edit

*swamm m

  1. mushroom, fungus
  2. sponge

Inflection edit

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *swamm
Genitive *swammas
Singular Plural
Nominative *swamm *swammō, *swammōs
Accusative *swamm *swammā
Genitive *swammas *swammō
Dative *swammē *swammum
Instrumental *swammu *swammum

Alternative reconstructions edit

  • *swamb

Descendants edit