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English word origin

Etymology of lore

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laizijaną Proto-Germanic *lai

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. · The backstory, especially for a character or setting, created around a fictional universe. · Trivia shared by a person about themselves. · Workmanship.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leys- Proto-Indo-European *(le-)lóys-e Proto-Germanic *lizaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laizijaną Proto-Germanic *laizō Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu Old English lār Middle English lore English lore From Middle English lore, from Old English lār, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀu, from Proto-Germanic *laizō, from *laizijaną (“to teach”). Cognate with Dutch leer, German Lehre, Swedish lära and Danish lære. See also learn.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionloreenm
  • Inherited-form mentionlārang
  • Inherited-form mention*laiʀugmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*laizōgem-pro
  • Cognate mentionleernl
  • Cognate mentionLehrede
  • Cognate mentionlärasv
  • Cognate mentionlæreda
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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
noun

The region between the eyes and nostrils of birds, reptiles, and amphibians. · The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Latin lorum (“thong, strap”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mentionlorumla
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