Where does “afståelse” come from?
afståelse (Danish) comes from Danish afstå, from Danish stå, from Old Danish staa, from English star, from Middle English sterre, from Old English steorra, from Proto-West Germanic sterrō, from Proto-Germanic sternô — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
afståelse (Danish): cession, relinquishment
Definitions
- cession, relinquishment
Ancestry of “afståelse”, step by step
afståelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish afstå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afstå | to decide to refrain from an action; to forsake an undertaking |
| 2 | Danish | stå | to stand; to be, appear; standstill, halt |
| 3 | Old Danish | staa | — |
| 4 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 5 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 6 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |