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

Definitions

  1. harvest, picking

Ancestry of “Lese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlesento read; to select and gather or harvest
2Middle High Germanlesento read, to read aloud
3Old High Germanlesanto read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect
4Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
5Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
6Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →