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Where does “laar” come from?

laar (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch laer, from Old Dutch lāri, from Proto-Germanic *lāʀi, from Proto-Germanic lēziz, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

laar (Dutch): empty; open space in a forest

Definitions

  1. empty; open space in a forest

Ancestry of “laar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlaer—
2Old Dutchlāri—
3Proto-Germanic*lāʀi—
4Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
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