Where does “lērian” come from?

lērian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

lērian (Old Saxon): to teach

Definitions

  1. to teach

Ancestry of “lērian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
2Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

Words derived from “lērian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną →
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