Where does “lestrarbók” come from?

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

lestrarbók (Icelandic): a reader

Definitions

  1. a reader

Ancestry of “lestrarbók”, step by step

lestrarbók traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lestur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclesturreading, perusal
2Old Norselestrreading
3Old Norselésato gather, pick
4Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

via Icelandic bók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbóka book
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →