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Where does “móðurmálslærari” come from?

móðurmálslærari (Faroese) comes from Faroese lærari, 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 — to trace; to track.

móðurmálslærari (Faroese): native teacher, who uses his mother tongue in the...

Definitions

  1. native teacher, who uses his mother tongue in the...

Ancestry of “móðurmálslærari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeselærariteacher
2Faroeselærateachings; to learn; to teach
3Old Norselæra—
4Middle Low Germanlēren—
5Old Saxonlērian—
6Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
7Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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