Where does “Lesewut” come from?
Lesewut (German) comes from German Wut, from Middle High German wuot, from Old High German wuot, from Old English wōd, from Proto-Germanic wōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European weh₂t- — excited, inspired; possessed, raging.
Lesewut (German): reading frenzy
Definitions
- reading frenzy
Ancestry of “Lesewut”, step by step
Lesewut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wut | rage; fury; outrage; anger; ecstasy; frenzy |
| 2 | Middle High German | wuot | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wuot | mad, madness |
| 4 | Old English | wōd | mad, insane; mad, raging, senseless; mad, enraged |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wōdaz | excited, energised, spirited; frenzied, obsessed;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₂t- | excited, inspired; possessed, raging |
via German Lesen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Lesen | gerund of lesen; reading; reading |
| 2 | Middle High German | lesen | to read, to read aloud |
| 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 |