swimman

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swimman, whence also Old Frisian swimma, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Old Dutch *swimman, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Old Norse svimma.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈswim.mɑn/

Verb

swimman

to swim

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

Middle English: swymmen, suymmyne, sweme, swemmen, swimmen, swyme, swymme; squim
- English: swim
- Scots: sweem, soom

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swimman.

Cognates:

Compare Old Dutch *swimman, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Old Frisian swimma, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), Old Norse svimma.

Verb

swimman

to swim

Conjugation

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

Low German: swimmen, swemmen

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