Where does “läskunnighet” come from?

läskunnighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish läskunnig, 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.

läskunnighet (Swedish): ability to read; literacy

Definitions

  1. ability to read; literacy

Ancestry of “läskunnighet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläskunnigable to read; literate
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 →