Where does “ulæselig” come from?

ulæselig (Danish) comes from Danish læselig, 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.

ulæselig (Danish): unreadable

Definitions

  1. unreadable

Ancestry of “ulæselig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæseliglegible, able to be read
2Danishlæseto read; to study formally
3Old Danishlæsælock; read; collect
4Old Norselæsato lock
5Old Norselásslock
6Hungarianlátto see
7Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
8Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →