Where does “lur” come from?

lur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lure, from Norwegian Nynorsk lura, from Middle Low German luren.

lur (Norwegian Nynorsk): clever, cunning, smart; a lur; a nap

Definitions

  1. clever, cunning, smart; a lur; a nap

Ancestry of “lur”, step by step

lur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskluredefinite of lur; plural of lur; Alternative form...
2Norwegian Nynorsklurato deceive, trick; to lurk; to wonder
3Middle Low Germanluren—

via Old Norse lúðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselúðrlur, trompet, horn; the stand of a hand-mill; a...
2Proto-Germanic*lawwōgroove

Words derived from “lur”

Every word from Middle Low German luren →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk lura →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk lure →