Where does “åv” come from?

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

åv (Westrobothnian): off; not operating; off, away; from

Definitions

  1. off; not operating; off, away; from

Ancestry of “åv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseafof, from, off, by
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Norse af →