Where does “afskrá” come from?

afskrá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skrá, from Old Norse skrá, from Proto-Germanic skrahō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

afskrá (Icelandic): to unsubscribe, to unregister, to unenrol

Definitions

  1. to unsubscribe, to unregister, to unenrol

Ancestry of “afskrá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskrálist, register, file, directory; file; a...
2Old Norseskrádried skin, parchment; scroll, written document;...
3Proto-Germanicskrahōdry animal skin
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “afskrá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrahō →