Where does “learn” come from?

learn (Bavarian) comes from Old High German lernēn, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn.

learn (Bavarian): to learn

Definitions

  1. to learn

Ancestry of “learn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlernēnto learn, study
2Proto-West Germanic*liʀnēn—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn →Every word from Old High German lernēn →
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