Where does “lomvie” come from?
lomvie (Danish) comes from Faroese lomvigi, from Old Norse langvé.
lomvie (Danish): a bird of the genus "Uria", the murres or...
Definitions
- a bird of the genus "Uria", the murres or...
Ancestry of “lomvie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | lomvigi | guillemot; murre |
| 2 | Old Norse | langvé | — |