Where does “leren” come from?

leren (Middle English) comes from Old English lǣran, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

leren (Middle English): to teach or instruct; to guide or lead

Definitions

  1. to teach or instruct; to guide or lead

Ancestry of “leren”, step by step

leren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lǣran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlǣranto teach, instruct, indoctrinate; to teach,...
2Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
3Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Old English leornian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishleornianto learn
2Proto-West Germanic*liʀnōnto learn

Words derived from “leren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną →