Where does “korrekturläsare” come from?

korrekturläsare (Swedish) comes from Swedish korrekturläsa, 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.

korrekturläsare (Swedish): proofreader

Definitions

  1. proofreader

Ancestry of “korrekturläsare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkorrekturläsaproofread
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 לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →