Where does “lesan” come from?

lesan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *lesan, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lesan (Old Dutch): to gather, to collect; to read

Definitions

  1. to gather, to collect; to read

Ancestry of “lesan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
2Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lesan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *lesan →
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