Where does “avbetale” come from?

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

avbetale (Norwegian Bokmål): to give a (financial) settlement or salary; pay off

Definitions

  1. to give a (financial) settlement or salary; pay off

Ancestry of “avbetale”, step by step

avbetale 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 betale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbetaleto pay
2Middle Low Germanbetalen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →