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Where does “læmingi” come from?

læmingi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse læmingi, from Undetermined luomek.

læmingi (Icelandic): lemming

Definitions

  1. lemming

Ancestry of “læmingi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselæmingi—
2Undeterminedluomek—
Every word from Undetermined luomek →