Where does “lásasmiður” come from?

lásasmiður (Faroese) comes from Faroese lás, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

lásasmiður (Faroese): locksmith

Definitions

  1. locksmith

Ancestry of “lásasmiður”, step by step

lásasmiður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese lás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseláslock
2Old Norselásslock
3Hungarianlátto see
4Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
5Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

via Faroese smiður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesmiðursmith, blacksmith; craftsman, manufacturer
2Old Norsesmiðrsmith, a craftsman
3Proto-Germanicsmiþazcraftsman, smith
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →