Where does “לייענען” come from?
לייענען (Yiddish) comes from Old French lire, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
לייענען (Yiddish): to read
Definitions
- to read
Ancestry of “לייענען”, step by step
לייענען traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French lire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | lire | to read; to be read |
| 2 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 3 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Old French leyer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | leyer | — |