Where does “leser” come from?

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

leser (Norwegian Bokmål): a reader; present of lese

Definitions

  1. a reader; present of lese

Ancestry of “leser”, step by step

leser 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 er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålerpresent of være

Words derived from “leser”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →