Where does “lees” come from?

lees (Afrikaans) comes 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.

lees (Afrikaans): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “lees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlezento read; to gather
2Middle Dutchlēsento collect, gather, read
3Old Dutchlesanto gather, to collect; to read
4Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
5Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
6Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →