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Where does “lèmming” come from?

lèmming (Catalan) comes from Norwegian lemming, from Old Norse læmingi, from Undetermined luomek.

lèmming (Catalan): lemming

Definitions

  1. lemming

Ancestry of “lèmming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegianlemming—
2Old Norselæmingi—
3Undeterminedluomek—
Every word from Undetermined luomek →