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Where does “læringskurve” come from?

læringskurve (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk læring, 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 — to trace; to track.

læringskurve (Norwegian Nynorsk): a learning curve

Definitions

  1. a learning curve

Ancestry of “læringskurve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsklæringlearning
2Norwegian Nynorsklæreto learn; to teach; education
3GermanLehreteaching, tenet; apprenticeship; doctrine
4Middle High Germanlēre—
5Old High Germanlēra—
6Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
7Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
8Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
9Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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