Where does “ämmänlänget” come from?
ämmänlänget (Finnish) comes from Finnish ämmä, from Swedish amma, from Low German amme.
ämmänlänget (Finnish): shoulder yoke
Ancestry of “ämmänlänget”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | ämmä | wife, woman; hag; bitch |
| 2 | Swedish | amma | a wet nurse; to breastfeed |
| 3 | Low German | amme | — |