Where does “Hummer” come from?

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

Hummer (German): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “Hummer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehumarrlobster
2Proto-Germanic*humarazlobster
Every word from Proto-Germanic *humaraz →Every word from Old Norse humarr →