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Where does “avgjøre” come from?

avgjøre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gjøre, from Danish gøre, from Old Danish gøræ, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

avgjøre (Norwegian Bokmål): to decide or settle

Definitions

  1. to decide or settle

Ancestry of “avgjøre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgjøreto do
2Danishgøreto do, perform, execute; to make
3Old Danishgøræ—
4Old Norsegerato do, make
5Proto-Germanicgarwijanąto prepare
6Proto-Germanicgarwazready, prepared
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “avgjøre”

  • avgjørelse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →