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Where does “laizō” come from?

laizō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

laizō (Proto-Germanic): teaching; lore; doctrine

Definitions

  1. teaching; lore; doctrine

Ancestry of “laizō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “laizō”

  • lore
  • folklore
  • lair
  • folkloric
  • leery
  • folklorist
  • lear
  • larn
  • folkloristic
  • folkloristics
  • lored
  • loring
  • laired
  • loral
  • lairy
  • leeriness
  • fairylore
  • loremaster
  • woodlore
  • loreal
  • ghostlore
  • childlore
  • leerily
  • folklorically
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