Where does “avlese” come from?

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

avlese (Norwegian Nynorsk): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “avlese”, step by step

avlese 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 lese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleseneuter of lesen; alternative form of lesa
2Norwegian Nynorsklesen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →