Where does “liplezen” come from?

liplezen (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.

liplezen (Dutch): to read lips

Definitions

  1. to read lips

Ancestry of “liplezen”, step by step

liplezen 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 lip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliplip part of the mouth
2Middle Dutchleppe—
3Old Dutchleppalip
4Proto-Germaniclipjôlip
5Proto-Germaniclepôlip
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →