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Where does “læra” come from?

læra (Icelandic) comes 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.

læra (Icelandic): to learn, to study; to study something, to learn...

Definitions

  1. to learn, to study; to study something, to learn...

Ancestry of “læra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselæra—
2Middle Low Germanlēren—
3Old Saxonlērian—
4Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
5Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

Words derived from “læra”

  • lær
  • læri
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