Where does “lesan” come from?
lesan (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
lesan (Cimbrian): to read
Ancestry of “lesan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | lesen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lesan | to read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *lesan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |