Where does “avläsning” come from?

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

Ancestry of “avläsning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavläsascan, detect, take a reading
2Swedishläsato read; to interpret written information; to...
3Old Swedishlæsato collect, gather; to read
4Old Norselæsato lock
5Old Norselásslock
6Hungarianlátto see
7Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
8Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from German lōtEvery word from Hungarian lát