Where does “apprenti-sorcier” come from?
apprenti-sorcier (French) comes from German Zauberlehrling, from German Lehrling, from German lehren, from Middle High German lēren, from Old High German lēren, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti — to trace; to track.
apprenti-sorcier (French): sorcerer's apprentice person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control
Definitions
- sorcerer's apprentice person who experiments carelessly, without paying attention to the possible consequences of their experiments and without the ability to contain them should they spiral out of control
Ancestry of “apprenti-sorcier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Zauberlehrling | sorcerer's apprentice |
| 2 | German | Lehrling | apprentice |
| 3 | German | lehren | to teach a class, a subject; to be a teacher; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | lēren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | lēren | 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 |