Where does “aftökusveit” come from?

aftökusveit (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic aftaka, from Icelandic af, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

aftökusveit (Icelandic): firing squad

Definitions

  1. firing squad

Ancestry of “aftökusveit”, step by step

aftökusveit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic aftaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaftakato reject, to refuse, to turn down
2Icelandicafoff, from; of; by
3Old Norseafof, from, off, by
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Icelandic sveit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsveitgroup, band, team; district, area; countryside,...
2Proto-Germanic*swajutącompany, host
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →
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