Where does “lær” come from?

lær (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic læra, from Old Norse læra, from Middle Low German lēren, from Old Saxon lērian, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

lær (Icelandic): second-person singular active imperative of læra

Definitions

  1. second-person singular active imperative of læra

Ancestry of “lær”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclærato learn, to study; to study something, to learn...
2Old Norselæra—
3Middle Low Germanlēren—
4Old Saxonlērianto teach
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną →