Where does “læran” come from?

læran (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

læran (Old English): to teach

Definitions

  1. to teach

Ancestry of “læran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
2Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

Words derived from “læran”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną →