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
Ancestry of “afgaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | afgaan | to go off; to go down; to lose face |
| 2 | Dutch | gaan | to go, to move from one place to another; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gâen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gān | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gān | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |