Where does “Siegellehre” come from?

Siegellehre (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.

Siegellehre (German): sigillography, sphragistics

Definitions

  1. sigillography, sphragistics

Ancestry of “Siegellehre”, step by step

Siegellehre 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 Siegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiegelseal
2Middle Low Germansegelsail
3Proto-West Germanic*sigilseal
4Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
5Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
7Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
8Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leysEvery word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną