Where does “avbilde” come from?

avbilde (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German abbilden, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

avbilde (Norwegian Nynorsk): to depict, portray

Definitions

  1. to depict, portray

Ancestry of “avbilde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanabbildenTo portray, to depict, to picture; To map, to...
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab—
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →
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