Where does “leming” come from?

leming (Romanian) comes from French lemming, from Norwegian lemming, from Old Norse læmingi, from Undetermined luomek.

leming (Romanian): lemming

Definitions

  1. lemming

Ancestry of “leming”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlemminglemming
2Norwegianlemming—
3Old Norselæmingi—
4Undeterminedluomek—
Every word from Undetermined luomek →Every word from Old Norse læmingi →Every word from Norwegian lemming →
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