Where does “doorlezen” come from?

doorlezen (Dutch) 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.

doorlezen (Dutch): to read completely, to peruse

Definitions

  1. to read completely, to peruse

Ancestry of “doorlezen”, step by step

doorlezen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lezen

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

via Dutch door

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoorthrough; across, around; because of, due to
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les-Every word from Proto-Germanic lesanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan
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