Where does “lur” come from?

lur (English) comes from Swedish lur, from Swedish lura, from Middle Low German luren.

lur (English): A long natural blowing horn without finger holes,...

Definitions

  1. A long natural blowing horn without finger holes,...

Ancestry of “lur”, step by step

lur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlura horn; an ear trumpet; a headphone, a headset
2Swedishlurato trick, to fool, to deceive, to lure; to stalk,...
3Middle Low Germanluren—

via Danish lur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlur—
Every word from Middle Low German luren →Every word from Swedish lura →Every word from Swedish lur →