Where does “evnelaus” come from?

evnelaus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål evne, from Danish evne, from Old Norse efni, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

Ancestry of “evnelaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålevneability, capacity, talent
2Danishevneability; power; capacity
3Old Norseefnistuff, material; matter of discourse; matter,...
4Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
5Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp-Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic abniją
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