Where does “lommelerke” come from?
lommelerke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lerke, from Old Norse lævirki, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.
lommelerke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a hip flask
Ancestry of “lommelerke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lerke | a bird of the family Alaudidae, the larks; a hip... |
| 2 | Old Norse | lævirki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laiwazikǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laiwaz | lark |