Where does “læseglæde” come from?

læseglæde (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.

læseglæde (Danish): joy of reading

Definitions

  1. joy of reading

Ancestry of “læseglæde”, step by step

læseglæde 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 glæde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishglædejoy; pleasure; delight
2Old Danishglæthæ—
3Old Norsegleðigladness, merriment
4Proto-Germanicgladį̄—
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →