Where does “lærari” come from?

lærari (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.

lærari (Faroese): teacher

Definitions

  1. teacher

Ancestry of “lærari”, step by step

lærari 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 Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseAri—
2Old Norsearieagle
3Proto-Germanicarôeagle
4Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “lærari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną →