Where does “lesar” come from?

lesar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk år, from French are, from Latin ārea, from Proto-Italic āzeā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

lesar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a reader

Definitions

  1. a reader

Ancestry of “lesar”, step by step

lesar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskåra year; an oar; a vein
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Norwegian Nynorsk lese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleseneuter of lesen; alternative form of lesa
2Norwegian Nynorsklesen

Words derived from “lesar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic āzeā →