Where does “lémingue” come from?

lémingue (Portuguese) comes from English lemming, from Norwegian lemming, from Old Norse læmingi, from Undetermined luomek.

lémingue (Portuguese): lemming

Definitions

  1. lemming

Ancestry of “lémingue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlemmingA small Arctic and Subarctic rodent from any of...
2Norwegianlemming—
3Old Norselæmingi—
4Undeterminedluomek—
Every word from Undetermined luomek →Every word from Old Norse læmingi →Every word from Norwegian lemming →