Where does “højtlæsning” come from?
højtlæsning (Danish) comes from Danish højtlæse, 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.
højtlæsning (Danish): the act of reading out loud
Definitions
- the act of reading out loud
Ancestry of “højtlæsning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | højtlæse | to read out, read out loud |
| 2 | Danish | læse | to read; to study formally |
| 3 | Old Danish | læsæ | lock; read; collect |
| 4 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 5 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 6 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 7 | German | lōt | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |