Where does “hummer” come from?

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

hummer (German): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “hummer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhummer—
2Old Norsehumarrlobster
3Proto-Germanic*humarazlobster
Every word from Proto-Germanic *humaraz →Every word from Old Norse humarr →Every word from Middle Low German hummer →