Where does “højtlæse” come from?
højtlæse (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.
højtlæse (Danish): to read out, read out loud
Definitions
- to read out, read out loud
Ancestry of “højtlæse”, step by step
højtlæse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish læse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | læse | to read; to study formally |
| 2 | Old Danish | læsæ | lock; read; collect |
| 3 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 4 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 5 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 6 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 7 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |
via Danish højt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | højt | neuter singular of høj; loudly; out loud, aloud,... |
| 2 | Danish | høj | high; tall; loud |
| 3 | Old Danish | høgh | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | haugr | howe, mound; dung heap, midden; cairn;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haugaz | height; hill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |