Where does “lestr” come from?

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

lestr (Old Norse): reading

Definitions

  1. reading

Ancestry of “lestr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselésato gather, pick
2Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lestr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →
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