Where does “avtale” come from?
avtale (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk av, from Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
avtale (Norwegian Nynorsk): agreement, contract, appointment
Definitions
- agreement, contract, appointment
Ancestry of “avtale”, step by step
avtale traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk av
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | av | off; not operating; from; of |
| 2 | Old Norse | af | of, from, off, by |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk tale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tale | <br>; speech; a speech, talk, discourse, an... |
| 2 | Old Norse | tala | speech, discourse; tale, number; number |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |