Where does “Lesen” come from?

Lesen (German) comes 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.

Lesen (German): gerund of lesen; reading; reading

Definitions

  1. gerund of lesen; reading; reading

Ancestry of “Lesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlesento read, to read aloud
2Old High Germanlesanto read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect
3Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
4Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “Lesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →