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Where does “avklare” come from?

avklare (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål klare, from Norwegian Bokmål klar, from Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

avklare (Norwegian Bokmål): to clarify; to clear up

Definitions

  1. to clarify; to clear up

Ancestry of “avklare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålklaredefinite singular of klar; plural of klar; to...
2Norwegian Bokmålklarclear; bright; plain
3Old Norseklárr—
4Middle Low Germanklār—
5Latinclārus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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