Where does “eftergivelse” come from?

eftergivelse (Danish) comes from Danish eftergive, from Danish efter, from Old Norse eptir, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

eftergivelse (Danish): remission, waiver

Definitions

  1. remission, waiver

Ancestry of “eftergivelse”, step by step

eftergivelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish eftergive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisheftergiveto waive, remit
2Danishefterafter; subsequent; later in time than; later,...
3Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
4Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ →