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Where does “lunga” come from?

lunga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lunga, from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

lunga (Icelandic): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “lunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselungalung
2Proto-Germaniclungôlung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lunga”

  • hjarta-lungnalífgun
  • lungnakrabbamein
  • lungnabláæð
  • lungnaslagæð
  • lungnaberklar
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