Where does “av” come from?
av (Faroese) comes from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
av (Faroese): by, from, off, of, on account of
Definitions
- by, from, off, of, on account of
Ancestry of “av”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | af | of, from, off, by |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |