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

  1. femur

Ancestry of “lærleggur”, step by step

lærleggur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic læri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclæria thigh; a leg; the upper joint
2Icelandiclærato learn, to study; to study something, to learn...
3Old Norselæra
4Middle Low Germanlēren
5Old Saxonlērianto teach
6Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
7Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Icelandic leggur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleggurleg, shank; stalk; bone
2Old Norseleggrleg, stem
3Proto-Germaniclagjazleg, thigh
4Proto-Indo-European(ǝ)lak-
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