Where does “lesepult” come from?

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

lesepult (Norwegian Bokmål): lectern

Definitions

  1. lectern

Ancestry of “lesepult”, step by step

lesepult 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 pult

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpultdesk; past participle of pule
2Latinpulpitumplatform, scaffold, or pulpit for public...
3Latinpulpitanominative plural of pulpitum; accusative plural...
4Old Frenchpulpite—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →