Where does “Lernstil” come from?

Lernstil (German) comes from German stil, from French style, from Middle French stile, from Old French estile, from Latin stylus, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Lernstil (German): (personal) learning style

Definitions

  1. (personal) learning style

Ancestry of “Lernstil”, step by step

Lernstil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German stil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstilstyle
2Frenchstylestyle; fashion, trend, style; flair
3Middle Frenchstilestyle
4Old Frenchestilestyle; manner; fashion
5LatinstylusAlternative form of stilus
6LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via German lernēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlernēn
2Middle High Germanlernen
3Old High Germanlernēnto learn, study
4Proto-West Germanic*liʀnēn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg-