Where does “gravitationslæra” come from?

gravitationslæra (Faroese) comes from Faroese læra, from Old Norse læra, from Middle Low German lēren, from Old Saxon lērian, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

gravitationslæra (Faroese): Einstein's theory of relativity, gravity

Definitions

  1. Einstein's theory of relativity, gravity

Ancestry of “gravitationslæra”, step by step

gravitationslæra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese læra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselærateachings; to learn; to teach
2Old Norselæra
3Middle Low Germanlēren
4Old Saxonlērianto teach
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Faroese gravitation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegravitation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys
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