Where does “avlyssna” come from?

avlyssna (Swedish) comes from Swedish av- — off, from, down.

avlyssna (Swedish): eavesdrop

Definitions

  1. eavesdrop

Ancestry of “avlyssna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishav-off, from, down

Words derived from “avlyssna

Every word from Swedish av-
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