Schwämm

schwamm Schwamm Hunsrik Noun hrx noun form m hrx Schwamm Luxembourgish Pronunciation lb [ʃwæm] Etymology 1 From lb gmh swemme, deverbal from gmh swemmen, from lb gem-pro *swammijaną to make swim, causative of gem-pro *swimmaną to swim. Cognate with de Schwemme. The lb - spelling with ⟨ä⟩ is unusual, because its usage normally follows the German cognate and the underlying verb lb schwemmen to sweep, to wash ashore is indeed spelt accordingly. Apparently the noun was felt to be a direct derivative of lb schwammen to swim. Noun f area of shallow water where people or, more often, animals bathe themselves lb by extension now the main use swimming pool water basin; public complex containing such basins lb Piscine Related terms lb schwammen schwemmen Schwëmmer Etymology 2 Noun lb noun form lb Schwamp