Where does “avslapping” come from?

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

avslapping (Norwegian Nynorsk): relaxation

Definitions

  1. relaxation

Ancestry of “avslapping”, step by step

avslapping 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 slappe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskslappedefinite singular of slapp; plural of slapp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →