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Where does “homár” come from?

homár (Slovak) comes from French homard, from Middle Low German hummer, from Old Norse humarr, from Proto-Germanic *humaraz.

homár (Slovak): lobster

Definitions

  1. lobster

Ancestry of “homár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhomardlobster
2Middle Low Germanhummer—
3Old Norsehumarrlobster
4Proto-Germanic*humaraz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *humaraz →