Where does “avskoging” come from?

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

avskoging (Norwegian Bokmål): deforestation

Definitions

  1. deforestation

Ancestry of “avskoging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavskogeto deforest, denude
2Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
3Old Norseafof, from, off, by
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →