Low German

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Etymology

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From Old Saxon swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Verb

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swimmen (past singular swumm, past participle swummen, auxiliary verb hebben or wesen)

  1. to swim

Conjugation

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Middle English

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Verb

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swimmen

  1. Alternative form of swymmen

Middle High German

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German swimman, from Proto-West Germanic *swimman.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠wimmən/

Verb

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swimmen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present swimmet, past tense swam, past participle geswummen, past subjunctive swümme, auxiliary hān)

  1. to swim

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Bavarian: schwimma
  • German: schwimmen
  • Luxembourgish: schwammen
  • Vilamovian: śwyma
  • Yiddish: שווימען (shvimen)

References

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  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “swimmen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel