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

  1. empty, void, empty-handed

Ancestry of “lǣre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*lāʀi—
2Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lēziz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *lāʀi →