Where does “lesan” come from?

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

lesan (Old High German): to read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect

Definitions

  1. to read, to read aloud; to examine; to collect

Ancestry of “lesan”, step by step

lesan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *lesan

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

via Proto-Germanic *lesan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*lesan—

Words derived from “lesan”

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