Where does “vorlêsen” come from?
vorlêsen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon farliosan, from Proto-West Germanic fraleusan, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
Ancestry of “vorlêsen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | farliosan | to lose |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | fraleusan | to lose, to cease to have |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
Words derived from “vorlêsen”