Where does “europeisk hummer” come from?

europeisk hummer (Swedish) comes from Swedish hummer, from Old Norse humarr, from Proto-Germanic *humaraz — lobster.

europeisk hummer (Swedish): European lobster, (Homarus gammarus)

Definitions

  1. European lobster, (Homarus gammarus)

Ancestry of “europeisk hummer”, step by step

europeisk hummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hummer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhummerlobster
2Old Norsehumarrlobster
3Proto-Germanic*humarazlobster

via Swedish europeisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedisheuropeiskEuropean
Every word from Proto-Germanic *humarazEvery word from Old Norse humarrEvery word from Swedish hummer
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