Where does “kombinationslås” come from?

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

kombinationslås (Swedish): combination lock

Definitions

  1. combination lock

Ancestry of “kombinationslås”, step by step

kombinationslås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lås

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

via Swedish kombination

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkombinationa combination
2Swedish-ation—
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →