Where does “lǣre” come from?
lǣre (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *lāʀi, from Proto-Germanic lēziz, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
lǣre (Old English): empty, void, empty-handed
Definitions
- empty, void, empty-handed
Ancestry of “lǣre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *lāʀi | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lēziz | empty |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |
Words derived from “lǣre”