Where does “lunni” come from?
lunni (Finnish) comes from Swedish lunnefågel, from Swedish fågel, from Old Swedish fughl, from Old Norse fugl, from Old Norse fogl, from Proto-Germanic fuglaz, from Proto-Germanic fluglaz, from Proto-Germanic fleuganą — to fly, flow, run.
lunni (Finnish): puffin any seabird of the genus
Definitions
- puffin any seabird of the genus
Ancestry of “lunni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lunnefågel | puffin (Fratercula arctica) |
| 2 | Swedish | fågel | a bird |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fughl | bird |
| 4 | Old Norse | fugl | Alternative form of fogl |
| 5 | Old Norse | fogl | bird |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fuglaz | bird |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fluglaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fleuganą | to fly |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |