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Where does “lesing” come from?

lesing (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -ing, from Old Norse -ing, from Proto-Germanic -ingō — -ing.

lesing (Norwegian Nynorsk): reading

Definitions

  1. reading

Ancestry of “lesing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-ingUsed to form verbal nouns from verbs; -ing; Used...
2Old Norse-ingForms gerund nouns from verbs
3Proto-Germanic-ingō-ing

Words derived from “lesing”

  • førelesing
Every word from Proto-Germanic -ingō →