Where does “lære” come from?

lære (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse læra, from Middle Low German lēren, from Old Saxon lērian, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

lære (Norwegian Bokmål): education; dogma; study

Definitions

  1. education; dogma; study

Ancestry of “lære”, step by step

lære traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse læra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselæra—
2Middle Low Germanlēren—
3Old Saxonlērianto teach
4Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
5Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Low German lere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanlere—

Words derived from “lære”

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