Where does “lirnēn” come from?

lirnēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic liznaną, from Proto-Germanic lizaną, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

Ancestry of “lirnēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicliznanąto learn
2Proto-Germaniclizanąto know, to be familiar with, to understand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lizaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic liznaną →