Where does “*lesan” come from?
*lesan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.
Ancestry of “*lesan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | lesaną | to gather, collect |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | les- | to gather, to collect |