Where does “læring” come from?

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

læring (Old English): instruction, teaching

Definitions

  1. instruction, teaching

Ancestry of “læring”, step by step

læring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lǣran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlǣranto teach, instruct, indoctrinate; to teach,...
2Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
3Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Old English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
2Old Norseengmeadow
3Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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