Where does “mundaflæsning” come from?
mundaflæsning (Danish) comes from Danish mundaflæse, from Danish aflæse, from Danish læse, from Old Danish læsæ, from Old Norse læsa, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt — myrrh.
mundaflæsning (Danish): lipreading
Definitions
- lipreading
Ancestry of “mundaflæsning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | mundaflæse | to determine what someone says by observing the... |
| 2 | Danish | aflæse | read, glean from |
| 3 | Danish | læse | to read; to study formally |
| 4 | Old Danish | læsæ | lock; read; collect |
| 5 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 6 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 7 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 8 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 9 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |