Where does “læselighed” come from?
læselighed (Danish) comes from Danish læselig, 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.
læselighed (Danish): readability
Ancestry of “læselighed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | læselig | legible, able to be read |
| 2 | Danish | læse | to read; to study formally |
| 3 | Old Danish | læsæ | lock; read; collect |
| 4 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 5 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 6 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 7 | German | lōt | — |
| 8 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |