Where does “læsesal” come from?

læsesal (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.

læsesal (Danish): reading room

Definitions

  1. reading room

Ancestry of “læsesal”, step by step

læsesal 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 sal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsalhall, room; floor
2Old Norsesalrroom, hall
3Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
4Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →