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Where does “liesen” come from?

liesen (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

liesen (Luxembourgish): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “liesen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlesen—
2Old High Germanlesanto read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect
3Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
4Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
5Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “liesen”

  • lies
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →