Where does “lesen” come from?

lesen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lesan, from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lesen (Middle High German): to read, to read aloud

Definitions

  1. to read, to read aloud

Ancestry of “lesen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →