Where does “tankelæser” come from?
tankelæser (Danish) comes from Danish læser, 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.
tankelæser (Danish): mind-reader
Ancestry of “tankelæser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | læser | reader; present of læse |
| 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 |