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Where does “baðmullarsvunta” come from?

baðmullarsvunta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic baðmull, from Danish bomuld, from Low German bomwulle, from Low German bom — tree.

baðmullarsvunta (Icelandic): apron made of cotton

Definitions

  1. apron made of cotton

Ancestry of “baðmullarsvunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbaðmullcotton
2Danishbomuldcotton
3Low Germanbomwulle—
4Low Germanbomtree
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