Where does “avløp” come from?

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

avløp (Norwegian Nynorsk): a drain; an outlet

Definitions

  1. a drain; an outlet

Ancestry of “avløp”, step by step

avløp 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 løp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskløpalternative form of laup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →