Where does “avlese” come from?

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

avlese (Norwegian Bokmål): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “avlese”, step by step

avlese 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 lese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleseto read
2Old Norselésato gather, pick
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →