Where does “e-boekleser” come from?
e-boekleser (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans leser, from Dutch lezer, from Dutch lezen, from Middle Dutch lēsen, from Old Dutch lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
e-boekleser (Afrikaans): e-reader, e-book reader
Definitions
- e-reader, e-book reader
Ancestry of “e-boekleser”, step by step
e-boekleser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans leser
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | leser | reader |
| 2 | Dutch | lezer | A reader, person who reads a text; A reader,... |
| 3 | Dutch | lezen | to read; to gather |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lēsen | to collect, gather, read |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lesan | to gather, to collect; to read |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *lesan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |
via Afrikaans e-boek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | e-boek | e-book |
| 2 | Afrikaans | boek | book |
| 3 | Dutch | boek | book; omasum |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | boec | book; book, tome, volume |
| 5 | Old Dutch | buok | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bōk | inscribed billet, letter; book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |