Where does “laer” come from?
laer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lāri, from Proto-Germanic *lāʀi, from Proto-Germanic lēziz, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
Ancestry of “laer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | lāri | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *lāʀi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lēziz | empty |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |
Words derived from “laer”