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Where does “belehrend” come from?

belehrend (German) comes from German belehren, from German lehren, from Middle High German lēren, from Old High German lēren, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

belehrend (German): instructive, cautionary; didactic

Definitions

  1. instructive, cautionary; didactic

Ancestry of “belehrend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbelehrento inform; to correct
2Germanlehrento teach a class, a subject; to be a teacher; to...
3Middle High Germanlēren—
4Old High Germanlēren—
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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