Where does “låsa in” come from?
låsa in (Swedish) comes from Swedish låsa, from Old Swedish læsa, from Old Norse læsa, from Old Norse láss, from Hungarian lát, from German lōt, from Hebrew לוֹט — myrrh.
låsa in (Swedish): to lock up, to lock in (in a locked enclosure)
Definitions
- to lock up, to lock in (in a locked enclosure)
Ancestry of “låsa in”, step by step
låsa in traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish låsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | låsa | to lock |
| 2 | Old Swedish | læsa | to collect, gather; to read |
| 3 | Old Norse | læsa | to lock |
| 4 | Old Norse | láss | lock |
| 5 | Hungarian | lát | to see |
| 6 | German | lōt | plummet device for measuring water depth |
| 7 | Hebrew | לוֹט | myrrh |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |