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
- empty; open space in a forest
Ancestry of “laar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | laer | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | lāri | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *lāʀi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lēziz | empty |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |