lesen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to gather, to collect
  • to read
  • to read out loud (to an audience)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch lesan (read, gather) inherited from Proto-Germanic *lesaną (gather, collect) derived from Proto-Indo-European *les- (gather, collect, pick).

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Proto-Indo-European

*les-

Gloss

gather, collect, pick

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