Where does “avbestille” come from?

avbestille (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål av, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

avbestille (Norwegian Bokmål): to cancel

Definitions

  1. to cancel

Ancestry of “avbestille”, step by step

avbestille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Norwegian Bokmål bestille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbestilleto order; to book or reserve
2Middle Low Germanbestellen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →