Where does “lås” come from?
lås (Danish) comes 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.
lås (Danish): lock; imperative of låse
Definitions
- lock; imperative of låse
Ancestry of “lås”, step by step
lås traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German las
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | las | patch, scrap; tired, dull; salmon |
| 2 | Old Saxon | lahs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lahsaz | salmon |
| 4 | Chinese | 拉薩 | — |
| 5 | Tibetan | ལྷ་ས | Lhasa |
| 6 | Old Tibetan | ར་ས | — |
via Danish Lars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Lars | — |
| 2 | Latin | Laurentius | Laurence; Laurente |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |