Where does “af” come from?

af (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

af (Dutch): off; off, from; finished, done

Definitions

  1. off; off, from; finished, done

Ancestry of “af”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
2Old Dutchaf—
3Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “af”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →