Where does “omar” come from?

omar (Mauritian Creole) comes from French homard, from Middle Low German hummer, from Old Norse humarr, from Proto-Germanic *humaraz — lobster.

omar (Mauritian Creole): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “omar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhomardlobster
2Middle Low Germanhummer—
3Old Norsehumarrlobster
4Proto-Germanic*humarazlobster
Every word from Proto-Germanic *humaraz →Every word from Old Norse humarr →Every word from Middle Low German hummer →