Where does “lēr” come from?

lēr (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lāri, from Proto-Germanic lēziz, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

Ancestry of “lēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlāriempty
2Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lēr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēziz →Every word from Old High German lāri →