Where does “lásbogi” come from?
lásbogi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lás, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.
lásbogi (Icelandic): crossbow
Ancestry of “lásbogi”, step by step
lásbogi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic lás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | lás | lock |
| 2 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 3 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 4 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 5 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |
via Icelandic bogi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bogi | bow; arch, vault; gush, jet |
| 2 | Old Norse | bogi | bow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bugô | bow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰugʰ- | bow; arch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewgʰ- | to bend; curve, arch |