Where does “avkrok” come from?

avkrok (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål krok, from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

avkrok (Norwegian Bokmål): a remote place; a backwater

Definitions

  1. a remote place; a backwater

Ancestry of “avkrok”, step by step

avkrok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål krok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkroka hook; a corner
2Old Norsekrókrhook
3Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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 ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krōkaz →