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Where does “afdrijven” come from?

afdrijven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch afdriven.

afdrijven (Dutch): to float away, to float off; to get lost in...

Definitions

  1. to float away, to float off; to get lost in...

Ancestry of “afdrijven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchafdriven—

Words derived from “afdrijven”

  • afdrijving
Every word from Middle Dutch afdriven →