Where does “lies” come from?

lies (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish liesen, 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.

lies (Luxembourgish): second-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “lies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishliesento read
2Middle High Germanlesento read, to read aloud
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →