Where does “lättläst” come from?

lättläst (Swedish) comes from Swedish läst, from Middle Low German last, from Old Saxon hladan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

lättläst (Swedish): easy to read and understand (through using simple language, being clearly written, or the like – often of text produced for language learners, people with an intellectual disability, and the like (easy read))

Definitions

  1. easy to read and understand (through using simple language, being clearly written, or the like – often of text produced for language learners, people with an intellectual disability, and the like (easy read))

Ancestry of “lättläst”, step by step

lättläst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish läst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlästread; a shoe last; whence the adjective
2Middle Low Germanlast
3Old Saxonhladanto load, to lade
4Proto-West Germanichlaþanto load
5Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
7Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Swedish lätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlättlight; of low weight; light, lean, low-fat;...
2Old Swedishlætterlight; easy; easily disrupted
3Old Norseléttrlight; easy
4Proto-Germaniclinhtazlight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “lättläst

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaþaną