Where does “レミング” come from?

レミング (Japanese) comes from English lemming, from Norwegian lemming, from Old Norse læmingi, from Undetermined luomek.

レミング (Japanese): a lemming

Definitions

  1. a lemming

Ancestry of “レミング”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlemmingA small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of...
2Norwegianlemming—
3Old Norselæmingi—
4Undeterminedluomek—
Every word from Undetermined luomek →Every word from Old Norse læmingi →Every word from Norwegian lemming →