Where does “lær” come from?
lær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk læra, 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.
lær (Norwegian Nynorsk): imperative of læra
Ancestry of “lær”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | læra | to learn; to teach; form removed with the ;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | læra | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lēren | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lērian | — |
| 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 |