Where does “lerä” come from?

lerä (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German lēren, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

lerä (Alemannic German): to learn

Definitions

  1. to learn

Ancestry of “lerä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlērento teach
2Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
3Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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