Where does “lernen” come from?
lernen (German) comes from Middle High German lernen, from Old High German lernēn, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnēn.
Ancestry of “lernen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | lernen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lernēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *liʀnēn | — |