Where does “līre” come from?

līre (Middle High German) comes from Old High German līra, from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Ancestry of “līre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlīra—
2LatinLyralyre, lute
3Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Words derived from “līre”

Every word from Ancient Greek λύρα →Every word from Latin Lyra →Every word from Old High German līra →