Proto-Germanic: *swamma-z, *swampu-z, *sumpu-z
Meaning: sponge, tree-fungus
Gothic: swamm-s m.? (a) `sponge'
Old Norse: svɔpp-r `Ball', sopp-r `Ball'
Norwegian: sopp `Pilz'
Swedish: svamp, dial. sopp `Pilz'
Old Danish: svamp
Old English: { swamm m. }
English: swamp `Sumpf'
Middle Dutch: swam, swamme m. `spons, paddestoel'; somp, tsomp, sump, Kil. sompe
Dutch: zwam f.; zump f., m. `moeras'; westnl. somp f. `poel, drassige plek'
Middle Low German: swamp, gen. -pes `Schwamm, Pilz'; swam, gen. -mmes `id.'; sump; sumpt
Old High German: swamb m. `Schwamm, Pilz' (12.Jh.); swammo, swambo (12.Jh.) `id.'; swam, gen. -mmes `Schwamm; Pilz' (8.Jh.); sunft (9.Jh.) `Sumpf'
Middle High German: sumpf, sunpf st. m. 'Sumpf'; swam (-mm-), swamp (-b-) st. m., swamme wk. m. 'schwamm, pilz'
German: Sumpf m.; Schwamm m.
