Where does “högläsa” come from?

högläsa (Swedish) comes from Swedish läsa, from Old Swedish læsa, from Old Norse læsa, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

högläsa (Swedish): read aloud

Definitions

  1. read aloud

Ancestry of “högläsa”, step by step

högläsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish läsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläsato read; to interpret written information; to...
2Old Swedishlæsato collect, gather; to read
3Old Norselæsato lock
4Old Norselásslock
5Hungarianlátto see
6Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
7Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

via Swedish hög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöghigh; which reaches a great distance from the...
2Old Swedishhøgherhigh; hill, barrow
3Old Norsehugrthought
4Proto-Germanichugizmind, thought, sense, understanding
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱk-í-s ~ ḱk-éy-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱek-to be able, capable

Words derived from “högläsa”

Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →