Where does “avsalte” come from?

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

avsalte (Norwegian Bokmål): to desalinate

Definitions

  1. to desalinate

Ancestry of “avsalte”, step by step

avsalte 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 salte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsaltedefinite singular/plural of salt; to salt
2Old Norsesaltato salt, pickle
3Proto-Germanicsaltanąto salt, to pickle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “avsalte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →