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Where does “Lier” come from?

Lier (Polish) comes from Dutch lier, from Middle Dutch liere, from Latin Lyra, from Ancient Greek λύρα — lyre, string instrument with a sounding board...

Ancestry of “Lier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlierlyre; hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle; winch
2Middle Dutchliere—
3LatinLyra—
4Ancient Greekλύραlyre, string instrument with a sounding board...
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