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Where does “lesbar” come from?

lesbar (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.

lesbar (German): legible; readable

Definitions

  1. legible; readable

Ancestry of “lesbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLesengerund of lesen; reading; reading
2Middle High Germanlesen—
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

Words derived from “lesbar”

  • Unlesbarkeit
  • Lesbarkeit
  • unlesbar
  • maschinenlesbar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →