Where does “lerdue” come from?

lerdue (Danish) comes from Danish due, from Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

lerdue (Danish): a clay pigeon

Definitions

  1. a clay pigeon

Ancestry of “lerdue”, step by step

lerdue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishduepigeon, dove
2Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Danish ler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlerclay; present tense of le
2Old Norseleirclay, mud
3Proto-Germaniclaizą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →