Where does “lore” come from?
Lore comes from Old English lār, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną meaning "to teach," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leys- meaning "to set in motion."
lore (English): All the facts and traditions about a particular...
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- All the facts and traditions about a particular...
Ancestry of “lore”, step by step
lore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English lore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lore | education, tutoring, mentoring; learning; the... |
| 2 | Old English | lār | teaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laizō | teaching; lore; doctrine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |