Etymology

relearn

R1E1L1E1A1R1N1

Today it means: To learn (something) again. Full definition →

First used 17th c.English learn ← Middle English lernen ← Old English leornian
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  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*leys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(le-)lóys-e
  8. Proto-Germanic*lizaną
  9. Proto-West Germanic*liʀnōn
  10. Old Englishleornian
  11. Middle Englishlernen
  12. Englishlearn
  13. English todayrelearn

From re- + learn.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 17th c. To learn (something) again.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.