Where does “forelæse” come from?

forelæse (Danish) comes from Danish læse, from Old Danish læsæ, from Old Norse læsa, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

forelæse (Danish): lecture

Definitions

  1. lecture

Ancestry of “forelæse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæseto read; to study formally
2Old Danishlæsælock; read; collect
3Old Norselæsato lock
4Old Norselásslock
5Hungarianlátto see
6Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
7Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

Words derived from “forelæse”

Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →