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
- informative, instructive, educational
Ancestry of “lærerik”, step by step
lærerik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk lære
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | teaching, lore |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk rik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rik | rich |
| 2 | Old Norse | ríkr | rich |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |