Where does “lē̆rche” come from?
lē̆rche (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lerihha, from Latin larix, from Ancient Greek λάριξ, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
Ancestry of “lē̆rche”, step by step
lē̆rche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.