Where does “Lia” come from?

Lia (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German lēre, from Old Saxon lēra, 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.

Lia (Plautdietsch): instruction

Definitions

  1. instruction

Ancestry of “Lia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlērelesson
2Old Saxonlērateaching, lore
3Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
4Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine
5Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

Words derived from “Lia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →