Where does “leirbål” come from?

leirbål (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk leir, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

leirbål (Norwegian Nynorsk): a campfire

Definitions

  1. a campfire

Ancestry of “leirbål”, step by step

leirbål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk leir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleira camp
2Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
3Middle High Germanleger—
4Old High Germanlegar—
5Old Norselegr—
6Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Norwegian Nynorsk bål

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbåla bonfire
2Old Norsebálfire
3Proto-Germanicbēląfire; pyre
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →
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