Where does “afsnubbe” come from?

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

afsnubbe (Danish): to shorten; to cut off the end of something

Definitions

  1. to shorten; to cut off the end of something

Ancestry of “afsnubbe”, step by step

afsnubbe 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 snubbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsnubbeto cut off, interrupt (someone)
2Old Norsesnubbato curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →