Where does “avgå” come from?

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

avgå (Norwegian Nynorsk): to depart, leave

Definitions

  1. to depart, leave

Ancestry of “avgå”, step by step

avgå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavoff; not operating; from; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Norwegian Nynorsk gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåwalk, go
2Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
3Old Norsegeyjato bark
4Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →