Where does “läsår” come from?

läsår (Swedish) comes 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.

läsår (Swedish): school year; academic year

Definitions

  1. school year; academic year

Ancestry of “läsår”, step by step

läsår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish läsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläsato read; to interpret written information; to...
2Old Swedishlæsato collect, gather; to read
3Old Norselæsato lock
4Old Norselásslock
5Hungarianlátto see
6Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
7Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

via Swedish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “läsår”

Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →