Where does “lesepuff” come from?

lesepuff (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lese, from Old Norse lésa, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lesepuff (Norwegian Bokmål): <br>; Something giving impetus to read

Definitions

  1. <br>; Something giving impetus to read

Ancestry of “lesepuff”, step by step

lesepuff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleseto read
2Old Norselésato gather, pick
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

via Norwegian Bokmål puff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpuffpush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →