Lore
/lɔːr/noun
Traditional knowledge, teachings, or beliefs passed down within a culture or group.
Did you know?In Old English, lār meant teaching or doctrine, so “lore” began as something closer to sacred instruction than casual trivia.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*leis-
“to follow a track, to learn, to know by experience”
Old English
EN
lār
“teaching, instruction, doctrine”
Middle English
EN
lore
“learning, knowledge, doctrine”
Modern English
EN
lore
“traditional knowledge or beliefs, especially of a culture or subject”