Where does “låsa” come from?

låsa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish læsa, from Old Norse læsa, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.

låsa (Swedish): to lock

Definitions

  1. to lock

Ancestry of “låsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlæsato collect, gather; to read
2Old Norselæsato lock
3Old Norselásslock
4Hungarianlátto see
5Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
6Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

Words derived from “låsa

Every word from Hebrew לוֹטEvery word from German lōtEvery word from Hungarian lát
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