Where does “læresetning” come from?

læresetning (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.

læresetning (Norwegian Nynorsk): a doctrine, dogma, theorem

Definitions

  1. a doctrine, dogma, theorem

Ancestry of “læresetning”, step by step

læresetning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk lære

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk setning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksetninga sentence
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys