Where does “avslå” come from?
avslå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål av, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
avslå (Norwegian Bokmål): to reject; to decline, refuse
Definitions
- to reject; to decline, refuse
Ancestry of “avslå”, step by step
avslå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål av
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | av | off; onwards; of |
| 2 | Old Norse | af | of, from, off, by |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål slå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | slå | to beat, punch, hit, strike; to tack; slå sammen... |
| 2 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
Words derived from “avslå”