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Where does “nonfolklorist” come from?

nonfolklorist (English) comes from English folklorist, from English folklore, from English lore, from Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną — to trace; to track.

nonfolklorist (English): One who is not a folklorist

Definitions

  1. One who is not a folklorist

Ancestry of “nonfolklorist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfolkloristA person who studies or collects folklore
2EnglishfolkloreThe tales, legends and superstitions of a...
3EnglishloreAll the facts and traditions about a particular...
4Middle Englishloreeducation, tutoring, mentoring; learning; the...
5Old Englishlārteaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...
6Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
7Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
8Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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