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
Ancestry of “lesing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lese | to read |
| 2 | Old Norse | lésa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |