Where does “lerduveskytte” come from?

lerduveskytte (Swedish) comes from Swedish lerduva, 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.

lerduveskytte (Swedish): clay pigeon shooting

Definitions

  1. clay pigeon shooting

Ancestry of “lerduveskytte”, step by step

lerduveskytte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lerduva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlerduvaa clay pigeon
2Swedishduvadove, pigeon; dove, friend of peace; to heave
3Old Swedishdūvadove, pigeon
4Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
5Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Swedish skytte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskytteshooting
2Swedishskytta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →