Where does “leirdue” come from?

leirdue (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål due, from Italian due, from Latin duae, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

leirdue (Norwegian Bokmål): a clay pigeon

Definitions

  1. a clay pigeon

Ancestry of “leirdue”, step by step

leirdue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålduedove, pigeon, culver
2Italianduetwo
3Latinduaenominative feminine plural of duo
4Latinduōtwo; 2
5Proto-Italicduōtwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Norwegian Bokmål leire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleireclay
2Old Norseleiramuddy shore, mud-flat

Words derived from “leirdue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duō →