Where does “ロブスター” come from?

ロブスター (Japanese) comes from English lobster, from Middle English loppestere, from Old English loppeſtre — lobster.

ロブスター (Japanese): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “ロブスター”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlobsterred-colored, especially from a sunburn; A...
2Middle EnglishloppestereA lobster or crayfish
3Old Englishloppeſtrelobster
Every word from Old English loppeſtre →Every word from Middle English loppestere →Every word from English lobster →