Where does “lesing” come from?

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

lesing (Norwegian Bokmål): reading

Definitions

  1. reading

Ancestry of “lesing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleseto read
2Old Norselésato gather, pick
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →