Where does “Lese” come from?
Lese (German) comes from German lesen, from Middle High German lesen, from Old High German lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
Lese (German): harvest, picking
Ancestry of “Lese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | lesen | to read; to select and gather or harvest |
| 2 | Middle High German | lesen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lesan | to read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *lesan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |
Words derived from “Lese”