Where does “Lassen” come from?
Lassen (Danish) comes from Danish lås, from Middle Low German las, from Old Saxon lahs, from Proto-Germanic lahsaz, from Chinese 拉薩, from Tibetan ལྷ་ས, from Old Tibetan ར་ས.
Ancestry of “Lassen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | lås | lock; imperative of låse |
| 2 | Middle Low German | las | patch, scrap; tired, dull; salmon |
| 3 | Old Saxon | lahs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lahsaz | salmon |
| 5 | Chinese | 拉薩 | — |
| 6 | Tibetan | ལྷ་ས | Lhasa |
| 7 | Old Tibetan | ར་ས | — |