English
lampern
Lampern comes from Middle English laumproun, and goes back to Old French lampreon.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lampreon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500laumproun
- Englishearliest quotation 1382lampern
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400lampreon
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500laumproun
- Englishearliest quotation 1382lampern
Earliest quotation: 1382, Wyclif's Bible: “[…]if thou woldest an eel or a laumprun holde…”
Every English word from Old French lampreon
Today it means
noun European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French lampreon / lampern