Where does “afslå” come from?

afslå (Danish) comes from Danish af, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

afslå (Danish): to refuse, decline, reject

Definitions

  1. to refuse, decline, reject

Ancestry of “afslå”, step by step

afslå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafby; of; from
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Danish slå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslåbolt; to beat, hit, knock; to mow
2Old Norsesláto hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →