Where does “lära” come from?

lära (Swedish) comes from Old Norse læra, from Middle Low German lēren, from Old Saxon lērian, from Proto-West Germanic laiʀijan, from Proto-Germanic laizijaną, from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

lära (Swedish): a scientific branch, a theory; a creed, a...

Definitions

  1. a scientific branch, a theory; a creed, a...

Ancestry of “lära”, step by step

lära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse læra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselæra—
2Middle Low Germanlēren—
3Old Saxonlērianto teach
4Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
5Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track

via Middle Low German lēre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlērelesson
2Old Saxonlērateaching, lore
3Proto-West Germaniclaiʀu—
4Proto-Germaniclaizōteaching; lore; doctrine

Words derived from “lära”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys →Every word from Proto-Indo-European loyséyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic laizijaną →
lära — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer