Where does “avhjelpe” come from?

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

avhjelpe (Norwegian Bokmål): to remedy, rectify

Definitions

  1. to remedy, rectify

Ancestry of “avhjelpe”, step by step

avhjelpe 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 hjelpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjelpeto help; to assist; to aid
2Old Norsehjalpato help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →