Where does “bildläsare” come from?
bildläsare (Swedish) comes from Swedish läsare, 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 “bildläsare”, step by step
bildläsare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish läsare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | läsare | a reader; a person who reads something; a... |
| 2 | Swedish | läsa | to read; to interpret written information; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | læsa | to collect, gather; to read |
| 4 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 5 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 6 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 7 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 8 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |