Where does “avlat” come from?

avlat (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish aflat, from Middle Low German aflat, from Middle Low German aflaten — to forgive, to pardon.

avlat (Swedish): indulgence

Definitions

  1. indulgence

Ancestry of “avlat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishaflat—
2Middle Low Germanaflatforgiveness
3Middle Low Germanaflatento forgive, to pardon

Words derived from “avlat”

Every word from Middle Low German aflaten →Every word from Middle Low German aflat →Every word from Old Swedish aflat →