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Where does “lezer” come from?

lezer (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.

lezer (Dutch): A reader, person who reads a text; A reader,...

Definitions

  1. A reader, person who reads a text; A reader,...

Ancestry of “lezer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lezer”

  • voorleser
  • nieuwslezer
  • voorleser
  • leser
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