Etymology Explorer
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Where does “ljumka” come from?
ljumka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hlēwanōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e-.
Ancestry of “ljumka”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hlēwanōną
to make warm
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱal(w)e-
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Words derived from “ljumka”
ljunken
lunken
lunkenhed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱal(w)e- →
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