Where does “læsefelt” come from?

læsefelt (Danish) comes from Danish felt, from German feld, from Middle High German vëlt, from Old High German feld, from Proto-West Germanic felþu, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

læsefelt (Danish): a region of a pair of glasses meant to be read...

Definitions

  1. a region of a pair of glasses meant to be read...

Ancestry of “læsefelt”, step by step

læsefelt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish felt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfeltfield; field; an outlying area, as opposed to...
2Germanfeldfield plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops
3Middle High Germanvëlt
4Old High Germanfeld
5Proto-West Germanicfelþufield
6Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz