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Where does “lerke” come from?

lerke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse lævirki, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

lerke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bird of the family Alaudidae, the larks; a hip...

Definitions

  1. a bird of the family Alaudidae, the larks; a hip...

Ancestry of “lerke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselævirki—
2Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭ—
3Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark

Words derived from “lerke”

  • lommelerke
Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwaz →