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Where does “läroverk” come from?

läroverk (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European leys — to trace; to track.

läroverk (Swedish): a secondary school

Definitions

  1. a secondary school

Ancestry of “läroverk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläraa scientific branch, a theory; a creed, a...
2Old Norselæra—
3Middle Low Germanlēren—
4Old Saxonlērian—
5Proto-West Germaniclaiʀijanto teach
6Proto-Germaniclaizijanąto teach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanloyséyeti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleysto trace; to track
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