Where does “лобстер” come from?

лобстер (Russian) comes from English lobster, from Middle English loppestere, from Old English loppeſtre — lobster.

лобстер (Russian): lobster; the meat of lobsters or spiny lobsters

Definitions

  1. lobster; the meat of lobsters or spiny lobsters

Ancestry of “лобстер”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlobsterred-colored, especially from a sunburn; A...
2Middle EnglishloppestereA lobster or crayfish
3Old Englishloppeſtrelobster
Every word from Old English loppeſtre →Every word from Middle English loppestere →Every word from English lobster →