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Hummer

Mane (Îngilîzî)

lobster

Têgeh

req

xerçeng

Hevwate

Bachkrebs

Hummerkrabbe

Meerkrebs

Krabs

Pircarînî

C1
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈhʊmɐ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

16th century, from Middle Low German *hummer, itself from Old Norse humarr, perhaps through early Norwegian (as many lobsters were caught off the coast of Norway). From the same North Germanic source Modern Low German Hummer, Plautdietsch Humma, Dutch hommer.

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