su̯omb(h)o-s

English meaning                      porous, spongy

German meaning                     `schwammig, porös'

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Material                                   Gr. σομφός `schwammig, porös' = germ. *swamba- in ahd. swamp, -bes m. `Schwamm'; daneben germ. *swampu- (idg. *su̯ombu-) und *swamma- in aisl. suǫppr `Schwamm; Ball (nach der Gestalt)', mnd. swamp, -pes `Schwamm, Pilz' und got. swamm Akk. `(Wasch-)Schwamm', ags. swamm m. `Pilz', mnd. svam, -mmes `Schwamm; Pilz'; von schwammigem Boden: engl. swamp `Sumpf'; westfäl. swampen `auf- und niedergehen, von schwammigem Boden', ablautend mhd. sumpf `Sumpf' = aisl. soppr `Ball', norw. auch `Pilz'.

References                              WP. II 534 f.

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