Where does “Mengenlehre” come from?

Mengenlehre (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.

Mengenlehre (German): set theory

Definitions

  1. set theory

Ancestry of “Mengenlehre”, step by step

Mengenlehre 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 menge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmengequantity
2Old High Germanmanagīquantity
3Proto-Germanicmanagį̄multitude, variety
4Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leysEvery word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną