| 【swim】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "swimman." It carries the basic meaning of "swim." from PIE *swem- "" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "swim"]
swim ****[566] When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs.
swimmer **[4005] A swimmer is a person who swims, especially for sport or pleasure, or a person who is swimming.
swimming ****[2222] the sport or activity of moving through water by moving your arms and legs
[WORD ROOT]root swim
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] swim, swimm
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) swimman
[MEANING]root swim
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 swimman to move in or on the water, float
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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swim ★★★★[566] verb from swim
【DEFINITION】 When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs.
【Declension/Conjugation】 swam, swum, swimming, swims
【ROOTs】 swim; swim
【Etymology】 《Old English swimman》 to move in or on the water, float
【First Known Meaning】 to move in or on the water, float
【DERIVATIVEs】 swimmable, swimmer, swimming, swim
swimmer ★★[4005] noun from swim
【DEFINITION】 A swimmer is a person who swims, especially for sport or pleasure, or a person who is swimming.
【pl.】 swimmers
【COMPOSITION】 swim + er
【ROOTs】 ⑴ swimm(swim); swim ⑵ er; suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English swimman》 to move in or on the water, float
【DERIVATIVEs】 swimmable, swimmer, swimming, swim
swimming ★★★★[2222] noun from swim
【DEFINITION】 the sport or activity of moving through water by moving your arms and legs
【COMPOSITION】 swim + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ swim; swim ⑵ m; - ⑶ ing; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English swimman》 to move in or on the water, float
【DERIVATIVEs】 swimmable, swimmer, swimming, swim
Other words containing "swim"; swimmingly
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
surger
surg, source
sure
super-
sun
sume, sumpt-
sum
stud
struct-
strong
