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Where does “amme” come from?

amme (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German amme.

amme (Norwegian Bokmål): a wet nurse; to breastfeed

Definitions

  1. a wet nurse; to breastfeed

Ancestry of “amme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanamme—

Words derived from “amme”

  • amma
Every word from Low German amme →