Where does “afbuigen” come from?

afbuigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch buigen, from Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch būgan, from Proto-Germanic būganą, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.

afbuigen (Dutch): to bend/curve away; to branch off

Definitions

  1. to bend/curve away; to branch off

Ancestry of “afbuigen”, step by step

afbuigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buigen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuigento bend; to bow
2Middle Dutchbugento bend; to bow; to yield, to give way
3Old Dutchbūganto bend, bow
4Proto-GermanicbūganąAlternative form of *beuganą; to bend
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend

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

Words derived from “afbuigen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic būganą →
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