Where does “afgaan” come from?

afgaan (Afrikaans) comes 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.

afgaan (Afrikaans): to go down; descend

Definitions

  1. to go down; descend

Ancestry of “afgaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafgaanto go off; to go down; to lose face
2Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
3Middle Dutchgâento go
4Old Dutchgānto go
5Proto-Germanic*gān—
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “afgaan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gān →