Where does “avvente” come from?

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

avvente (Norwegian Bokmål): to await, wait for

Definitions

  1. to await, wait for

Ancestry of “avvente”, step by step

avvente 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 vente

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålventethat which is to come; to stay put, to wait, to...
2Old Norsevænta—
3Proto-Germanicwēnatjaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →