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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 904
Root: kemer-
English meaning: crayfish, turtle
German meaning: `Tiere mit Panzer; Krebs, Schildkröte'
Material: Ai. kamaṭha- m. `Schildkröte' (mind. aus *kamar-tha-); gr. κάμ(μ)αρος `Meerkrebs, Hummer' (daraus lat. cammarus ds.) = anord. humarr, nd. nhd. Hummer; vermutlich als `überwölbte Tiere' zu kam-er- `wölben'.
References: WP. I 390.
Pages: 558
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *kamAr-
Meaning: tortoise, crab
Old Indian: kamaṭha- m. `tortoise'
Old Greek: kámaro-s, kámmaro-s 'a k. of lobster', kammarís, gen. -ídos id.
Germanic: *xumar-a- m.
Russ. meaning: черепаха, краб
References: WP I 390.
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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *xumara-z
Meaning: lobster
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Old Norse: humar-r m.
Norwegian: hummar
Swedish: hummer
Danish: hummer
Dutch: hommer m.
Middle Low German: hummer
Low German: hummer
German: [ Hummer < LG ]
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