Where does “leirdueskyting” come from?

leirdueskyting (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk leirdue, 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.

leirdueskyting (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk leirdue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleirduea clay pigeon
2Norwegian Nynorskleira camp
3Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
4Middle High Germanleger—
5Old High Germanlegar—
6Old Norselegr—
7Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Norwegian Nynorsk skyting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskytingshooting
2Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
3Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
4Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic legrą →Every word from Old Norse legr →