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...
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Ancestry of “móðurmálslærari”, step by step
móðurmálslærari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese lærari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | lærari | teacher |
| 2 | Faroese | læra | teachings; to learn; to teach |
| 3 | Old Norse | læra | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lēren | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | lērian | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |
via Faroese móðurmál
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | móðurmál | mother tongue |
| 2 | Faroese | mál | language; speech; talk |
| 3 | Old Norse | mál | language; speech; matter, affair |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |