Where does “lezen” come from?

lezen (Dutch) comes 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.

lezen (Dutch): to read; to gather

Definitions

  1. to read; to gather

Ancestry of “lezen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlēsento collect, gather, read
2Old Dutchlesanto gather, to collect; to read
3Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
4Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lezen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →