Where does “Afgaans” come from?
Afgaans (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans afgaan, from Dutch afgaan, from Dutch gaan, from Middle Dutch gâen, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
Ancestry of “Afgaans”, step by step
Afgaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans afgaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | afgaan | to go down; descend |
| 2 | Dutch | afgaan | to go off; to go down; to lose face |
| 3 | Dutch | gaan | to go, to move from one place to another; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gâen | to go |
| 5 | Old Dutch | gān | to go |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gān | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via Afrikaans s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | s | — |