Where does “avslag” come from?

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

avslag (Norwegian Nynorsk): a rejection, refusal; a discount

Definitions

  1. a rejection, refusal; a discount

Ancestry of “avslag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavslåto reject; to decline, refuse
2Norwegian Nynorskavoff; not operating; from; of
3Old Norseafof, from, off, by
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →
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