Where does “avslutning” come from?
avslutning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk avslutta, from Norwegian Bokmål avslutte, from Danish afslutte, from Danish slutte, from Middle Low German slūten, from Old Saxon slūtan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
avslutning (Norwegian Nynorsk): conclusion, ending
Definitions
- conclusion, ending
Ancestry of “avslutning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | avslutta | to finish, end |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | avslutte | to finish, end, conclude; complete, to close |
| 3 | Danish | afslutte | finish, end; close, conclude; finalize, complete |
| 4 | Danish | slutte | to end, to finale; to conclude |
| 5 | Middle Low German | slūten | to close |
| 6 | Old Saxon | slūtan | to close, conclude, lock |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |