Where does “afblazen” come from?

afblazen (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.

afblazen (Dutch): to blow off; to call off, cancel

Definitions

  1. to blow off; to call off, cancel

Ancestry of “afblazen”, step by step

afblazen 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 blazen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblazento blow; to hiss
2Middle Dutchblâsento blow
3Old Dutchblāsanto blow
4Proto-Germanic*blāsan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →