Where does “låsa upp” come from?

låsa upp (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 upp (Swedish): to unlock

Definitions

  1. to unlock

Ancestry of “låsa upp”, step by step

låsa upp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish låsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlåsato lock
2Old Swedishlæsato collect, gather; to read
3Old Norselæsato lock
4Old Norselásslock
5Hungarianlátto see
6Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
7Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh

via Swedish upp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuppup
2Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
3Old Swedishløpato run
4Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—
Every word from Hebrew לוֹט →Every word from German lōt →Every word from Hungarian lát →