Where does “afdwaling” come from?

afdwaling (Dutch) comes from Dutch afdwalen, 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.

afdwaling (Dutch): wandering off

Definitions

  1. wandering off

Ancestry of “afdwaling”, step by step

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