Where does “lesning” come from?

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

lesning (Norwegian Bokmål): reading

Definitions

reading

Ancestry of “lesning”, step by step

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

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