Where does “Lehrmaterial” come from?

Lehrmaterial (German) comes from German Lehre, from Middle High German lēre, from Old High German lēra, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

Lehrmaterial (German): teaching material

Definitions

  1. teaching material

Ancestry of “Lehrmaterial”, step by step

Lehrmaterial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lehre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLehreteaching, tenet; apprenticeship; doctrine
2Middle High Germanlēre
3Old High Germanlērateaching, lore
4Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu
5Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via German Material

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaterialmaterial (matter)
2Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys