Where does “avtale” come from?

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

avtale (Norwegian Bokmål): agreement, contract, appointment

Definitions

  1. agreement, contract, appointment

Ancestry of “avtale”, step by step

avtale 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 tåle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltåleto bear, endure, stand, tolerate
2Old Norseþolato bear, endure, suffer
3Proto-Germanicþulānąto bear, to endure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “avtale”

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