Where does “levensleer” come from?
levensleer (Dutch) comes from Dutch leer, from Dutch leder, from Middle Dutch lēder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.
levensleer (Dutch): biology; doctrine about how one should live one's...
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- biology; doctrine about how one should live one's...
Ancestry of “levensleer”, step by step
levensleer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch leer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leer | Leather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings |
| 2 | Dutch | leder | leather; Short for lederkarper |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lēder | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lether | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leþrą | leather |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlitro- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥tro- | — |
via Dutch leven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leven | to live; life |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lēven | to live, to be alive |
| 3 | Old Dutch | libben | to live |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |