Where does “läsa ut” come from?

läsa ut (Swedish) comes from Swedish ut, from Swedish tåla, from Samoan tālā, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler, from German taler — heel of the foot; heel.

läsa ut (Swedish): to read (a book or the like) to the end

Definitions

  1. to read (a book or the like) to the end

Ancestry of “läsa ut”, step by step

läsa ut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishutout; get out!; from a certain point within a...
2Swedishtålato endure, to suffer, to take, to stand, to...
3Samoantālāthe currency of Samoa; tala; dollar
4EnglishDollarOS grid ref NS9698
5Dutchdollardollar currency, especially the US dollar
6EnglishdollarOfficial designation for currency in some parts...
7DutchdalerOne who descends, one who goes down; Superseded...
8Germantalertaler (former unit of currency)
9GermanJoachimsthalerNative or inhabitant of Joachimsthal
10GermanSankt JoachimsthalSt. Joachim's Valley
11GermanSanktSaint: title given to a saint
12Latinsānctussacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred
13LatinIacobusJacob; James; Saint James
14Ancient GreekἸάκωβος
15Ancient GreekἸακώβJacob
16HebrewיַעֲקֹבJacob
17Hebrewעָקֵבheel of the foot; heel

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
Every word from Hebrew עָקֵבEvery word from Hebrew יַעֲקֹבEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἰακώβ
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