Feminine

Lunge

Meaning

lung, lungs

Concepts

brain as food

heart as food

kidney as food

liver as food

lung as food

stomach as food

tongue as food

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bloosbalg

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bumpi

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlʊŋə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally “the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”). Compare Dutch long, English lung, Danish lunge, Swedish lunga, Icelandic lunga.

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