Where does “afbrokkelen” come from?

afbrokkelen (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.

afbrokkelen (Dutch): to crumble apart

Definitions

  1. to crumble apart

Ancestry of “afbrokkelen”, step by step

afbrokkelen 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 brokkelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrokkelento crumble
2Dutch-elenfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...
3Middle Dutch-elen—

Words derived from “afbrokkelen”

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