Where does “folklor” come from?
folklor (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English folklore, from English lore, from Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic laizō, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti — to trace; to track.
Ancestry of “folklor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | folklore | The tales, legends and superstitions of a... |
| 2 | English | lore | All the facts and traditions about a particular... |
| 3 | Middle English | lore | education, tutoring, mentoring; learning; the... |
| 4 | Old English | lār | teaching; doctrine; lore, learning, science, art... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizō | teaching; lore; doctrine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |
Words derived from “folklor”