Where does “avlasta” come from?
avlasta (Swedish) comes from Swedish lasta, from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną.
avlasta (Swedish): to take over part of some work or function (from); to relieve, to offload, to unburden
Definitions
- to take over part of some work or function (from); to relieve, to offload, to unburden
Ancestry of “avlasta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lasta | to load; to put a load on something; to fill with... |
| 2 | Swedish | a | from |
| 3 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 4 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 5 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 7 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |