Where does “afdwalen” come from?

afdwalen (Dutch) comes 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.

afdwalen (Dutch): to wander off, to go astray; to meander, to lose...

Definitions

  1. to wander off, to go astray; to meander, to lose...

Ancestry of “afdwalen”, step by step

afdwalen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch dwalen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwalento stray, wander
2Middle Dutchdwalen—
3Old Dutchdwalonto stray, wander
4Proto-GermanicdwalōnąTo withhold; hesitate; delay
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰwelH-to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate; to make turbid

Words derived from “afdwalen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →