Where does “skoglemen” come from?

skoglemen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skog, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skoglemen (Norwegian Nynorsk): a wood lemming, "Myopus schisticolor"

Definitions

  1. a wood lemming, "Myopus schisticolor"

Ancestry of “skoglemen”, step by step

skoglemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Norwegian Nynorsk lemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklemena lemming; definite singular of lem
2Old Norselómundr—
3Undeterminedluomek—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk skog →
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