Where does “afventning” come from?

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

afventning (Danish): anticipation, waiting

Definitions

  1. anticipation, waiting

Ancestry of “afventning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishafventeTo await
2Danishafby; of; from
3Old Norseafof, from, off, by
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →