Where does “lesersbrief” come from?
lesersbrief (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.
lesersbrief (Afrikaans): letter to the editor; reader's letter
Definitions
- letter to the editor; reader's letter
Ancestry of “lesersbrief”, step by step
lesersbrief 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 |