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Old High German word swamb comes from Proto-Indo-European *swombh-, and later Proto-Germanic *swammaz (Fungus, mushroom. Sponge. Swamp.)
*swombh- (Proto-Indo-European)
sponge, tree-fungus, swamp
*swammaz (Proto-Germanic)
Fungus, mushroom. Sponge. Swamp.
swamb (Old High German)