Where does “læsehjørne” come from?

læsehjørne (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.

læsehjørne (Danish): reading corner

Definitions

  1. reading corner

Ancestry of “læsehjørne”, step by step

læsehjørne 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 hjørne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
2Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
3Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →