Where does “evje” come from?

evje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse efja, from Proto-Germanic abjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

evje (Norwegian Bokmål): a calm or slow-moving part of a river or large stream

Definitions

  1. a calm or slow-moving part of a river or large stream

Ancestry of “evje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseefjamud, ooze
2Proto-Germanicabjǭebb
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic abjǭ →Every word from Old Norse efja →