Where does “læsehæmmet” come from?
læsehæmmet (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.
læsehæmmet (Danish): reading impaired
Definitions
- reading impaired
Ancestry of “læsehæmmet”, step by step
læsehæmmet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish læse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | læse | to read; to study formally |
| 2 | Old Danish | læsæ | lock; read; collect |
| 3 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 4 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 5 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 6 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 7 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |
via Danish hæmmet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hæmmet | impaired, held-back |