Where does “learn” come from?
learn (Scots) comes from Old English leornian, from Proto-West Germanic *liʀnōn.
learn (Scots): To learn; To teach
Ancestry of “learn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | leornian | to learn |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *liʀnōn | — |