Where does “learnt” come from?
Learnt comes from Middle English lernde, the past tense of lernen, meaning to learn or acquire knowledge.
learnt (English): simple past tense of learn; past participle of...
Definitions
- simple past tense of learn; past participle of...
Ancestry of “learnt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lernd | — |