Where does “vehnälese” come from?

vehnälese (Finnish) comes from Finnish lese, from Finnish lestä, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

vehnälese (Finnish): wheat bran

Definitions

  1. wheat bran

Ancestry of “vehnälese”, step by step

vehnälese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlesebran; Indicative present connegative form of...
2FinnishlestäTo refine grains
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

via Finnish vehnä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvehnäwheat
2Proto-Finnicvehnäwheat
3Proto-Finno-Permicwešnä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Finnish lestä →
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