Where does “lærebok” come from?
lærebok (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk lære, 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 — to trace; to track.
lærebok (Norwegian Nynorsk): textbook
Ancestry of “lærebok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lære | to learn; to teach; education |
| 2 | German | Lehre | teaching, tenet; apprenticeship; doctrine |
| 3 | Middle High German | lēre | — |
| 4 | Old High German | lēra | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizō | teaching; lore; doctrine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |