Where does “avskoge” come from?

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

avskoge (Norwegian Bokmål): to deforest, denude

Definitions

  1. to deforest, denude

Ancestry of “avskoge”, step by step

avskoge 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 skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood

Words derived from “avskoge”

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