Where does “avtagbar” come from?
avtagbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Swedish tå, from Swedish taga, from Old Swedish taka, from Old Norse taka, from Proto-Germanic tēkaną, from Proto-Indo-European deh₁g- — to touch.
avtagbar (Norwegian Bokmål): detachable, removable
Definitions
- detachable, removable
Ancestry of “avtagbar”, step by step
avtagbar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 2 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 3 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 4 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |
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 tå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tå | a toe |