Where does “lur” come from?

lur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lure, from Middle Low German luren.

lur (Norwegian Bokmål): clever, cunning, smart; a nap; a horn

Definitions

  1. clever, cunning, smart; a nap; a horn

Ancestry of “lur”, step by step

lur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålluredefinite singular of lur; plural of lur; to...
2Middle Low Germanluren—

via Old Norse lúðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselúðrlur, trompet, horn; the stand of a hand-mill; a...
2Proto-Germanic*lawwōgroove

Words derived from “lur”

Every word from Middle Low German luren →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål lure →