Where does “lesen” come from?
lesen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
lesen (Middle Dutch): to collect, gather, read
Ancestry of “lesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | lesan | to gather, to collect; to read |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *lesan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |
Words derived from “lesen”