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

  1. Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite;...

Ancestry of “learned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlerned

Words derived from “learned

Every word from Middle English lerned