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

avklare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål klare

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

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Latin clārus →Every word from Middle Low German klār →