Where does “verslära” come from?
verslära (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.
verslära (Swedish): prosody, the study of poetry
Definitions
- prosody, the study of poetry
Ancestry of “verslära”, step by step
verslära traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lära
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lära | a scientific branch, a theory; a creed, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | læra | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lēren | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lērian | to teach |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laiʀijan | to teach |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laizijaną | to teach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | loyséyeti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leys | to trace; to track |
via Swedish vers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vers | verse, poetry, rhyme; a poem; a verse |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |