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Where does “av” come from?

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

av (Swedish): from; starting at; by

Definitions

  1. from; starting at; by

Ancestry of “av”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseafof, from, off, by
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “av”

  • avfart
  • avannonsera
  • ava
  • avdrag
  • avfyra
  • avböja
  • avbryta
  • avfall
  • af
  • avbilda
  • avbildning
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