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

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *swammaz.

    Noun

    *swamm m

    1. mushroom, fungus
    2. sponge

    Inflection

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

    Alternative reconstructions

    • *swamb

    Descendants

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