lungen

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

lungen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of lunge

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lunganjō, an extension of Proto-Germanic *lungô, from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (light, agile, nimble). Cognate with Old Frisian lungen, Old Saxon lungannia, Old High German lunganna.

Pronunciation

Noun

lungen f

  1. lung

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: lunge

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