swamm
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Romanization edit
swamm
- Romanization of 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼
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Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *swamm, from Proto-Germanic *swammaz (“tree-fungus, mushroom, sponge”), from Proto-Indo-European *swombh- (“sponge, tree-fungus, swamp”).
Cognate with Old High German swamb (“mushroom”) (German Schwamm), Old Norse svǫppr (“sponge, fungus”), Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (swamms, “sponge”). More at swamp.
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
swamm m
Declension edit
Declension of swamm (strong a-stem)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
swamm