Where does “avføde” come from?

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

avføde (Norwegian Bokmål): to foster, give rise to

Definitions

  1. to foster, give rise to

Ancestry of “avføde”, step by step

avføde 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 føde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfødeto give birth, be born
2Old Norsefœðato feed, nourish, give food; to rear, bring up;...
3Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →