Where does “lesse” come from?

lesse (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lesse (Central Franconian): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “lesse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlesanto read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect
2Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-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 →