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-Germaniclaiwazikǭlark
3Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark

Words derived from “lerke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ →Every word from Old Norse lævirki →