Where does “Lesebuch” come from?

Lesebuch (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.

Lesebuch (German): primer, reader

Definitions

  1. primer, reader

Ancestry of “Lesebuch”, step by step

Lesebuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Lesen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLesengerund of lesen; reading; reading
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

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →