Where does “lerduva” come from?

lerduva (Swedish) comes from Swedish duva, from Old Swedish dūva, from Old Norse dúfa, from Proto-Germanic dūbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

lerduva (Swedish): a clay pigeon

Definitions

  1. a clay pigeon

Ancestry of “lerduva”, step by step

lerduva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish duva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishduvadove, pigeon; dove, friend of peace; to heave
2Old Swedishdūvadove, pigeon
3Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
4Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Swedish lera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishleramud, in particular relatively dry; clay
2Old Swedishler—
3Old Norseleirclay, mud
4Proto-Germaniclaizą—

Words derived from “lerduva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →