Where does “avta” come from?

avta (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tå, from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

avta (Norwegian Bokmål): to decrease, diminish

Definitions

  1. to decrease, diminish

Ancestry of “avta”, step by step

avta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål tå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåa toe
2Old Norsetáa toe; path, walk
3Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
4Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ →