Where does “lærleggur” come from?
lærleggur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic læri, 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 — to trace; to track.
lærleggur (Icelandic): femur
Definitions
- femur
Ancestry of “lærleggur”, step by step
lærleggur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic læri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | læri | a thigh; a leg; the upper joint |
| 2 | Icelandic | læra | to learn, to study; to study something, to learn... |
| 3 | Old Norse | læra | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lēren | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | lērian | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |