Where does “Léier” come from?

Léier (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German lēra, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

Léier (Luxembourgish): apprenticeship; lesson

Definitions

  1. apprenticeship; lesson

Ancestry of “Léier”, step by step

Léier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German lēra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlērateaching, lore
2Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
3Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
4Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Middle High German līre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīre—
2Old High Germanlīra—
3LatinLyralyre, lute
4Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną →