Where does “afbrokkeling” come from?

afbrokkeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch afbrokkelen, 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.

afbrokkeling (Dutch): erosion, crumbling

Definitions

  1. erosion, crumbling

Ancestry of “afbrokkeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafbrokkelento crumble apart
2Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
3Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
4Old Dutchaf—
5Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →