Learned
/ˈlɜːr.nɪd/noun
Having much knowledge or education; also the past tense and past participle of learn.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to follow a track,” so learning began as a kind of mental trail-making, not just studying books.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leis-
“to track, follow a path”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*laizjaną
“to teach, make know”
Old English
English
leornian
“to learn, study, acquire knowledge”
Middle English
English
lernen / lernen
“to learn; also to teach in some older uses”
Modern English
English
learn
“to gain knowledge or skill; to come to know”