Where does “nærlæse” come from?

nærlæse (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.

nærlæse (Danish): to read closely

Definitions

  1. to read closely

Ancestry of “nærlæse”, step by step

nærlæse 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 nær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnærnear; close; nearly
2Old Norsenærnearer; near; towards
3Proto-Germanicnēhwizcloser, nearer
4Proto-Germanicnēhwnear, close
5Proto-Germanicnēhwaznear, close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗḱwos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →