Where does “läsa in” come from?
läsa in (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.
läsa in (Swedish): to learn (some material, often course material, by carefully reading it)
Definitions
- to learn (some material, often course material, by carefully reading it)
Ancestry of “läsa in”, step by step
läsa in traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish läsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | läsa | to read; to interpret written information; to... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | læsa | to collect, gather; to read |
| 3 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 4 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 5 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 6 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 7 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |