Where does “afgeven” come from?
afgeven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch avegeven, from Proto-Germanic abagebaną, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.
afgeven (Dutch): to hand off, hand over, deliver; to give off when...
Definitions
- to hand off, hand over, deliver; to give off when...
Ancestry of “afgeven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | avegeven | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abagebaną | to give up, give away, separate from |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gebaną | to give |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰebʰ- | to give |