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Where does “lunga” come from?

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

lunga (Old Norse): lung

Definitions

  1. lung

Ancestry of “lunga”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lunga”

  • lunga
  • lunginflammation
  • lunga
  • hjarta-lungnalífgun
  • lungnakrabbamein
  • lungnabláæð
  • lungnaslagæð
  • lungnaberklar
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