Where does “skogslämmel” come from?

skogslämmel (Swedish) comes from Swedish skog, from Old Swedish skōgher, from Old Norse skógr, from Proto-Germanic skōgaz — forest, wood.

skogslämmel (Swedish): wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor

Definitions

  1. wood lemming, Myopus schisticolor

Ancestry of “skogslämmel”, step by step

skogslämmel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskogforest, wood
2Old Swedishskōgherforest, wood
3Old Norseskógrwood, forest
4Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

via Swedish lämmel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlämmela lemming (small rodent)
Every word from Proto-Germanic skōgaz →Every word from Old Norse skógr →Every word from Old Swedish skōgher →
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