Where does “mundaflæse” come from?
mundaflæse (Danish) comes from Danish aflæse, 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.
mundaflæse (Danish): to determine what someone says by observing the...
Definitions
- to determine what someone says by observing the...
Ancestry of “mundaflæse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | aflæse | read, glean from |
| 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 |