Where does “låse” come from?

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

låse (Norwegian Bokmål): to lock; låse opp - to unlock; låse seg inn - to...

Definitions

  1. to lock; låse opp - to unlock; låse seg inn - to...

Ancestry of “låse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselæsato lock
2Old Norselásslock
3Hungarianlátto see
4Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
5Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →