Where does “hushaldsavfall” come from?

hushaldsavfall (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk avfall, from Old Norse affall — offal.

hushaldsavfall (Norwegian Nynorsk): domestic waste, household waste

Definitions

  1. domestic waste, household waste

Ancestry of “hushaldsavfall”, step by step

hushaldsavfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk avfall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskavfalltrash (US), garbage (US)
2Old Norseaffalloffal

via Norwegian Nynorsk hushald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhushald—
Every word from Old Norse affall →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk avfall →