Where does “læsa” come from?

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

læsa (Old Swedish): to collect, gather; to read

Definitions

  1. to collect, gather; to read

Ancestry of “læsa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “læsa

Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from German lōtEvery word from Hungarian lát