Where does “afslappe” come from?

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

afslappe (Danish): to relax, unwind, chill

Definitions

  1. to relax, unwind, chill

Ancestry of “afslappe”, step by step

afslappe 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 slappe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslappeto slacken, loosen (a rope)
2Middle Englishslappen—

Words derived from “afslappe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →
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