English
Leser
Leser comes from German Leser ‘agent noun of lesen’, from lesen ‘to read’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *les- ‘to gather’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*les-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lesaną‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lesanreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050lësan‘to read, to read aloud’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350lësen‘to read, to read aloud’
- Germanc. 1650–presentlesen‘to read’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentLeser‘agent noun of lesen’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*les-‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lesaną‘to gather’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lesanreconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050lësan‘to read, to read aloud’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350lësen‘to read, to read aloud’
- Germanc. 1650–presentlesen‘to read’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentLeser‘agent noun of lesen’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *les- ‘to gather’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *les- / Leser