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Where does “loare” come from?

loare (Middle English) comes from Old English lār, 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.

loare (Middle English): Alternative form of lore; doctrine, teaching,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lore; doctrine, teaching,...

Ancestry of “loare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlārteaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...
2Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
3Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
4Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

Words derived from “loare”

  • lair
  • leery
  • lear
  • laired
  • lairy
  • leeriness
  • leerily
  • lairless
  • lairlike
  • lairiness
  • lairiser
  • lairize
  • lere
  • laire
  • leire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →