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).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*les-
Gloss
gather, collect, pick
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Action/Process