Where does “lerni” come from?
lerni (Esperanto) comes from English learn, from Middle English lernen, from Old English leornian, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn — to learn.
lerni (Esperanto): to learn
Definitions
- to learn
Ancestry of “lerni”, step by step
lerni traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English learn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | learn | To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an... |
| 2 | Middle English | lernen | To learn acquire knowledge |
| 3 | Old English | leornian | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *liʀnōn | to learn |
via Yiddish לערנען
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | לערנען | to teach; to learn |
| 2 | Middle High German | lernen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lernēn | to learn, study |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *liʀnēn | — |
via German lernēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lernēn | — |