Where does “avdekke” come from?

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

avdekke (Norwegian Bokmål): to reveal, uncover, unveil

Definitions

  1. to reveal, uncover, unveil

Ancestry of “avdekke”, step by step

avdekke 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 dekke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldekkecover; surface; to cover
2Low Germandekken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →