Where does “lesan” come from?

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

lesan (Old English): to gather, collect

Definitions

  1. to gather, collect

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-