Where does “lásasmiður” come from?

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

lásasmiður (Icelandic): locksmith

Definitions

  1. locksmith

Ancestry of “lásasmiður”, step by step

lásasmiður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lás

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

via Icelandic smiður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsmiðursmith; a craftsman who works primarily wood,...
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 →