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Where does “lærerik” come from?

lærerik (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.

lærerik (Norwegian Bokmål): informative, instructive, educational

Definitions

  1. informative, instructive, educational

Ancestry of “lærerik”, step by step

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