Where does “leese” come from?
leese (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lesa, from Proto-West Germanic lausijan, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
leese (North Frisian): to read
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Ancestry of “leese”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | lesa | to redeem |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | lausijan | to release, to set free |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |