Where does “hummer” come from?
hummer (Swedish) comes from Old Norse humarr, from Proto-Germanic *humaraz — lobster.
hummer (Swedish): lobster
Definitions
- lobster
Ancestry of “hummer”, step by step
hummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse hummarr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hummarr | — |