Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “lésa” come from?

lésa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

Ancestry of “lésa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
2Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lésa”

  • jees
Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →