Where does “afskedsord” come from?

afskedsord (Danish) comes from Danish ord, from Old Danish orth, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

afskedsord (Danish): parting word

Definitions

  1. parting word

Ancestry of “afskedsord”, step by step

afskedsord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishordword
2Old Danishorthword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

via Danish afsked

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafskeda parting; a farewell; the leaving of an office...
2Middle Low Germanafschet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-Every word from Proto-Germanic wurdą
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