Where does “glidelås” come from?

glidelås (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lås, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

glidelås (Norwegian Bokmål): a zip (UK), zipper (US) or zip fastener

Definitions

  1. a zip (UK), zipper (US) or zip fastener

Ancestry of “glidelås”, step by step

glidelås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål lås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållåsa lock; imperative of låse
2Old Norselásslock
3Hungarianlátto see
4Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
5Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

via Norwegian Bokmål glide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålglide—
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →