Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “lāri” come from?

lāri (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic lēziz, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

Ancestry of “lāri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclēzizempty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lāri”

  • menschenleer
  • Leerverkauf
  • leer
  • Leergewicht
  • blutleer
  • Leerzeichen
  • leerlaufen
  • ler
  • lēr
  • lēre
  • lǣre
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →