Where does “hommer” come from?

hommer (Dutch) comes from Old Norse humarr, from Proto-Germanic *humaraz — lobster.

hommer (Dutch): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “hommer”, step by step

hommer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse humarr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehumarrlobster
2Proto-Germanic*humarazlobster

via Dutch hom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhommilt
Every word from Proto-Germanic *humaraz →Every word from Old Norse humarr →