Where does “avkorte” come from?

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

avkorte (Norwegian Bokmål): to reduce, shorten, truncate, deprive

Definitions

  1. to reduce, shorten, truncate, deprive

Ancestry of “avkorte”, step by step

avkorte 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 korte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkortedefinite singular of kort; plural of kort; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →