Swemmwest in Low German

Pronunciation: /svɛmvɛst/

noun

Syllabication: Swemm·west

Plural: Swemmwesten f de Swemmwest

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advanced vocabulary

nautics

Low Saxon:

Reedschop, de en Minsch, de in ’t Water fullen is, seker över Water höllt

Dutch:

zwemvest

reddingsvest

German:

Schwimmweste

Rettungsweste

image illustrating the submeaning

Schorschi2, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Etymology:

Compound word constructed from: swemmen + West

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