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English word learnt comes from English -t, English learn

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-t (English)

An excrescent ending appended to words suffixed with -s. (no longer productive) Forms the past tense and/or past participle of some verbs (leapt, kept, dreamt, etc).

learn (English)

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. (now only in, _, non-standard speech, and, dialects) To teach.

learnt (English)

(British, New England, AAVE, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, alternative in). (UK, New England, AAVE, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, alternative in).

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