Where does “riflás” come from?
riflás (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lás, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.
riflás (Icelandic): Velcro
Ancestry of “riflás”, step by step
riflás 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 rífa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | rífa | to rip, tear; to grab or pull at forcefully |
| 2 | Old Norse | rífa | to tear apart; to tear, break; to pick, scratch,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rīfaną | to tear, rend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rēy- | thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,... |