Where does “läsesalslån” come from?

läsesalslån (Swedish) comes from Swedish läsesal, 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.

läsesalslån (Swedish): reading room loan the right to borrow a book under the condition that it is not taken outside the library

Definitions

  1. reading room loan the right to borrow a book under the condition that it is not taken outside the library

Ancestry of “läsesalslån”, step by step

läsesalslån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish läsesal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläsesala reading room
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

via Swedish lån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlånloan
2Old Swedishlän
3Middle Low Germanlēn
4Old Norselénfief, fee; royal grant or emoulement; royal...
5Middle Low Germanlehen
6Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from German lōtEvery word from Hungarian lát