Where does “læseevne” come from?

læseevne (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.

læseevne (Danish): the ability to read well

Definitions

  1. the ability to read well

Ancestry of “læseevne”, step by step

læseevne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish læse

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

via Danish evne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishevneability; power; capacity
2Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
3Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
4Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from German lōtEvery word from Hungarian lát
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