Where does “afbeulen” come from?

afbeulen (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.

afbeulen (Dutch): to exhaust, to tire out; to torment, to torture

Definitions

  1. to exhaust, to tire out; to torment, to torture

Ancestry of “afbeulen”, step by step

afbeulen 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 beulen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeulen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoEvery word from Proto-Germanic abEvery word from Old Dutch af