Where does “leire” come from?

leire (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse leira — muddy shore, mud-flat.

leire (Norwegian Nynorsk): clay

Definitions

  1. clay

Ancestry of “leire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseleiramuddy shore, mud-flat

Words derived from “leire

Every word from Old Norse leira
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