Where does “learned” come from?
Learned comes from Old English leornian, from Proto-Germanic liznaną, from Proto-Germanic lizaną, from Proto-Indo-European leys-.
learned (English): Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite;...
Definitions
- Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite;...
Ancestry of “learned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lerned | — |
Words derived from “learned”