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Where does “lærerik” come from?

lærerik (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.

lærerik (Norwegian Nynorsk): informative, instructive, educational

Definitions

  1. informative, instructive, educational

Ancestry of “lærerik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklæreto learn; to teach; education
2GermanLehreteaching, tenet; apprenticeship; doctrine
3Middle High Germanlēre—
4Old High Germanlēra—
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
6Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
7Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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