Where does “lærling” come from?
lærling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Lehrling, from German lehren, from Middle High German lēren, from Old High German lēren, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.
lærling (Norwegian Bokmål): an apprentice; a trainee
Ancestry of “lærling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Lehrling | apprentice |
| 2 | German | lehren | to teach a class, a subject; to be a teacher; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | lēren | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lēren | — |
| 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 |