Where does “afduwer” come from?

afduwer (Dutch) comes from Dutch afduwen, 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.

afduwer (Dutch): one who comes to see someone off; one who stays behind

Definitions

  1. one who comes to see someone off; one who stays behind

Ancestry of “afduwer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafduwento push off
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 →