Where does “avlang” come from?

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

avlang (Norwegian Bokmål): oblong e.g. table

Definitions

  1. oblong e.g. table

Ancestry of “avlang”, step by step

avlang 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 lang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållanglong; tall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →