Where does “lêze” come from?

lêze (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lesa, from Proto-West Germanic lausijan, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

lêze (West Frisian): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “lêze”, step by step

lêze traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian lesa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlesato redeem
2Proto-West Germaniclausijanto release, to set free
3Proto-Germaniclausijanąto make loose; to release, to set free
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch lezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlezento read; to gather
2Middle Dutchlēsento collect, gather, read
3Old Dutchlesanto gather, to collect; to read
4Proto-West Germanic*lesan—
5Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
6Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

via Latin legō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
2Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
3Proto-Italiclēg-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →