New query Record number: 1950
Root / lemma: su_omb(h)o-s
English meaning: porous, spongy
German meaning: `schwammig, poro"s'
Material: Gr. `schwammig, poro"s' = germ. *swamba- in ahd. swamp, -bes m. `Schwamm'; daneben germ. *swampu- (idg. *su_ombu-) und *swamma- in aisl. suo,ppr `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'; westfa"l. 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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