Where does “Leier” come from?

Leier (German) comes from Middle High German līre, from Old High German līra, from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Leier (German): lyre; Lyra; a recurring lecture, an annoyingly...

Definitions

  1. lyre; Lyra; a recurring lecture, an annoyingly...

Ancestry of “Leier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīre—
2Old High Germanlīra—
3LatinLyralyre, lute
4Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Words derived from “Leier”

Every word from Ancient Greek λύρα →Every word from Latin Lyra →Every word from Old High German līra →