Where does “avsalting” come from?

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

avsalting (Norwegian Bokmål): desalination

Definitions

  1. desalination

Ancestry of “avsalting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavsalteto desalinate
2Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
3Old Norseafof, from, off, by
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avsalting”

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