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
Ancestry of “leirdueskyting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | leirdue | a clay pigeon |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | leir | a camp |
| 3 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 5 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |