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Where does “lar” come from?

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

lar (Old English): teaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...

Definitions

  1. teaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art...

Ancestry of “lar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
2Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
3Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

Words derived from “lar”

  • lore
  • folklore
  • lair
  • folkloric
  • leery
  • folklorist
  • lear
  • folkloristic
  • folkloristics
  • lored
  • loring
  • laired
  • loral
  • lairy
  • leeriness
  • fairylore
  • loremaster
  • woodlore
  • loreal
  • ghostlore
  • childlore
  • leerily
  • folklorically
  • supraloral
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