Where does “læseferie” come from?

læseferie (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.

læseferie (Danish): a period before an exam in which classes are...

Definitions

  1. a period before an exam in which classes are...

Ancestry of “læseferie”, step by step

læseferie 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 ferie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishferieholiday; vacation; recess
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from German lōtEvery word from Hungarian lát
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