Where does “avise” come from?

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

avise (Norwegian Bokmål): to defrost, de-ice

Definitions

  1. to defrost, de-ice

Ancestry of “avise”, step by step

avise 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 ise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålise—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →