Where does “aftreeoord” come from?

aftreeoord (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch oord, from Middle Dutch ort, from Old Dutch ort, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

aftreeoord (Afrikaans): retirement village

Definitions

  1. retirement village

Ancestry of “aftreeoord”, step by step

aftreeoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoordplace; region
2Middle Dutchort
3Old Dutchort
4Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Afrikaans aftree

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansaftreeretire
2Dutchaftredento resign, abdicate; to step down, to walk...
3Middle Dutchaftreden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes-
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