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Where does “lunga” come from?

lunga (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic lungô, from Proto-Indo-European lengʷʰ- — light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Ancestry of “lunga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclungôlung
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “lunga”

  • Lungenkrebs
  • Lungenentzündung
  • Lungenkrankheit
  • lungengängig
  • Lunge
  • Buchlunge
  • Lungenproblem
  • lunge
  • Long
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