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
- informative, instructive, educational
Ancestry of “lærerik”, step by step
lærerik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål lære
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lære | education; dogma; study |
| 2 | Old Norse | læra | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lēren | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lērian | to teach |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |
via Norwegian Bokmål rik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rik | rich |
| 2 | Old Norse | ríkr | rich |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |