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lunga.

lung

5 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈluŋka]
  1. lung

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (“lung”, literally “the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”). Compare Faroese and Swedish lunga, Danish and Norwegian lunge, Dutch long, German Lunge, English lung.

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