Where does “avløyse” come from?

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

avløyse (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of avløse

Definitions

  1. alternative form of avløse

Ancestry of “avløyse”, step by step

avløyse 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 løyse

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