Where does “avkriminalisera” come from?

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

avkriminalisera (Norwegian Nynorsk): to decriminalise, to legalize

Definitions

  1. to decriminalise, to legalize

Ancestry of “avkriminalisera”, step by step

avkriminalisera 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 kriminalisera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkriminalisera
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Old Norse af