Where does “leirdueskyting” come from?

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

leirdueskyting (Norwegian Bokmål): clay pigeon shooting

Definitions

  1. clay pigeon shooting

Ancestry of “leirdueskyting”, step by step

leirdueskyting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål leirdue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleirduea clay pigeon
2Norwegian Bokmålduedove, pigeon, culver
3Italianduetwo
4Latinduaenominative feminine plural of duo
5Latinduōtwo; 2
6Proto-Italicduōtwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Norwegian Bokmål skyting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskytingshooting
2Norwegian Bokmålskyteto shoot
3Danishskydeto shoot; to push, to shove
4Old Danishskiutæ—
5Old Norseskjótato shoot
6Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duō →