Where does “Lehrkraft” come from?
Lehrkraft (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.
Lehrkraft (German): professional teacher at any level from primary school to university
Definitions
- professional teacher at any level from primary school to university
Ancestry of “Lehrkraft”, step by step
Lehrkraft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German lehren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lehren | to teach a class, a subject; to be a teacher; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | lēren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lēren | to teach |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |
via German kraft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kraft | on the basis of; by virtue of; by means of,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kraft | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kraft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kraftu | strength, power; skill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kraftuz | strength, power |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |