Where does “lesestoff” come from?
lesestoff (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lese, from Old Norse lésa, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
lesestoff (Norwegian Bokmål): reading material
Definitions
- reading material
Ancestry of “lesestoff”, step by step
lesestoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål lese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lese | to read |
| 2 | Old Norse | lésa | to gather, pick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |
via Norwegian Bokmål stoff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stoff | cloth, fabric; chemical substance; drug |