Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “læsesvag” come from?

læsesvag (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.

læsesvag (Danish): who has difficulty reading; not good at reading

Definitions

  1. who has difficulty reading; not good at reading

Ancestry of “læsesvag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæseto read; to study formally
2Old Danishlæsælock; read; collect
3Old Norselæsato lock
4Old Norselásslock
5Hungarianlátto see
6Germanlōt—
7Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →