Where does “läslus” come from?

läslus (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.

läslus (Swedish): a bookworm (avid reader)

Definitions

  1. a bookworm (avid reader)

Ancestry of “läslus”, step by step

läslus 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 lus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishluslouse
2Old Swedishlūslouse
3Old Norselúslouse
4Proto-Germaniclūslouse
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →