Where does “avsølt” come from?

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

avsølt (Norwegian Nynorsk): facing away from the Sun; receiving little sunlight

Definitions

  1. facing away from the Sun; receiving little sunlight

Ancestry of “avsølt”, step by step

avsølt 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 sølt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksøltwhich leans towards the Sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →