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Where does “leerest” come from?

leerest (English) comes from English leer, from Middle English lere, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

leerest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular simple present form of...

Ancestry of “leerest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleerTo look sideways or obliquely; now especially...
2Middle Englishlereempty; Alternative form of lore
3Old Englishlārteaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...
4Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
5Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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