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English word learn comes from Proto-Indo-European *leys-, and later Proto-Germanic *lizaną (To know, to be familiar with, to understand.)

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
*leys-	Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*lizaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To know, to be familiar with, to understand.
*liznaną	Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)	To learn.
leornian	Old English (ang)	To learn.
lernen	Middle English (enm)
learn	English (en)	To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.. To attend a course or other educational activity.. To be studying.. To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.. To gain knowledge from a bad experience so as to improve.

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