lehren.
to teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher
Meaning & usage
to teach (a class, a subject); to be a teacher
Ich lehre Geschichte.
Sie lehrt an der Uni.
to teach
Meine Großmutter lehrte mich das Stricken.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German lēren, from Old High German lēren, from Proto-West Germanic *laiʀijan, from *laizō (“lore”), from Proto-Germanic *laizijaną, from *lizaną + *-janą, stative from the root *leys- (“track, furrow, trace, trail”). Cognate with Alemannic German lehre, Low German lehren, Dutch leren, Afrikaans leer, Danish lære, Norwegian lære, Swedish lära, English lear. Related to lernen.
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