Where does “læse” come from?
læse (Danish) comes from Old Danish læsæ, from Old Norse læsa, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.
læse (Danish): to read; to study formally
Definitions
- to read; to study formally
Ancestry of “læse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | læsæ | lock; read; collect |
| 2 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 3 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 4 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 5 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 6 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |
Words derived from “læse”