Where does “afbeuken” come from?

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

afbeuken (Dutch): to beat up

Definitions

  1. to beat up

Ancestry of “afbeuken”, step by step

afbeuken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Dutch beuken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeukento ram, to beat, to knock; beechen
2Middle Dutchboken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →