Where does “lærebok” come from?

lærebok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lære, 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.

lærebok (Norwegian Bokmål): textbook

Definitions

  1. textbook

Ancestry of “lærebok”, step by step

lærebok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållæreeducation; dogma; study
2Old Norselæra
3Middle Low Germanlēren
4Old Saxonlērianto teach
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Norwegian Bokmål bok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålboka book; a beech
2Danishbøgbeech
3Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leysEvery word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyetiEvery word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną
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