Where does “læser” come from?
læser (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.
læser (Danish): reader; present of læse
Ancestry of “læser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |
Words derived from “læser”