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Where does “moldvarpa” come from?

moldvarpa (Icelandic) comes from Proto-Germanic muldawurpiz — earth-thrower, mole.

moldvarpa (Icelandic): mole

Definitions

  1. mole

Ancestry of “moldvarpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmuldawurpizearth-thrower, mole
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