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Where does “lesblinda” come from?

lesblinda (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lesa, from Old Norse lésa, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lesblinda (Icelandic): dyslexia

Definitions

  1. dyslexia

Ancestry of “lesblinda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclesato read; to study; to gather, pick
2Old Norselésa—
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
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