Where does “lære” come from?
lære (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Lehre, from Middle High German lēre, from Old High German lēra, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.
lære (Norwegian Nynorsk): to learn; to teach; education
Definitions
- to learn; to teach; education
Ancestry of “lære”, step by step
lære traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Lehre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lehre | teaching, tenet; apprenticeship; doctrine |
| 2 | Middle High German | lēre | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lēra | teaching, lore |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laizō | teaching; lore; doctrine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |