Where does “lärarinna” come from?
lärarinna (Swedish) comes from Swedish lärare, from Swedish lära, 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 — to trace; to track.
lärarinna (Swedish): a female teacher
Ancestry of “lärarinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | lärare | a teacher |
| 2 | Swedish | lära | a scientific branch, a theory; a creed, a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | læra | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lēren | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | lērian | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |