Where does “læselampe” come from?

læselampe (Danish) comes from Danish lampe, from Old Norse lampi, from Middle Low German lampe, from Latin lampas, from Ancient Greek λαμπάς, from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς, from Proto-Indo-European -ónts, from Hungarian önt — sound, voice.

læselampe (Danish): a lamp for reading by

Definitions

  1. a lamp for reading by

Ancestry of “læselampe”, step by step

læselampe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lampe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlampelamp
2Old Norselampi
3Middle Low Germanlampe
4Latinlampaslamp, lantern; torch, flambeau; firebrand
5Ancient Greekλαμπάςtorch, wax-light; lamp
6Ancient Greek-ᾰ́ςgroup of
7Proto-Indo-European-óntsDerives nouns denoting body parts
8Hungarianöntto pour; to cast; accusative singular of ön
9Hungarianönyou
10Hungarianön-self-
11Turkishönfront
12Ottoman Turkishاوكvoice (of human or animal); sound
13Proto-Turkicǖnsound, voice

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-Turkic ǖnEvery word from Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ςEvery word from Ancient Greek λαμπάς
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