Where does “telefonlur” come from?

telefonlur (Swedish) comes from Swedish lur, from Swedish lura, from Middle Low German luren.

telefonlur (Swedish): a telephone handset, a telephone receiver

Definitions

  1. a telephone handset, a telephone receiver

Ancestry of “telefonlur”, step by step

telefonlur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlura horn; an ear trumpet; a headphone, a headset
2Swedishlurato trick, to fool, to deceive, to lure; to stalk,...
3Middle Low Germanluren—

via Swedish telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtelefontelephone
2Swedishtele-tele-; bridging large distances; tele-;...
Every word from Middle Low German luren →Every word from Swedish lura →Every word from Swedish lur →