Where does “afdrogen” come from?
afdrogen (Dutch) comes from Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
afdrogen (Dutch): to dry off, in particular of dishes by means of a...
Definitions
- to dry off, in particular of dishes by means of a...
Ancestry of “afdrogen”, step by step
afdrogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch drogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | drogen | to dry |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drôgen | to dry, to make/become dry |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |