Middle English lere

← Old English *lǣre (inherited)

← Old English lār (inherited)

← German leer (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *lēziz (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *lēzijaz (mention)

← Dutch laar (cognate)

→ English leer (inherited)

→ English lire (cognate)

→ English lear (mention)

→ Middle English lore (alter)

→ Yola lear (inherited)