Where does “leirdue” come from?

leirdue (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.

leirdue (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 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 due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskdueA bird of the family Columbidae, the pigeons and...
2Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “leirdue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →