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

  1. to hand off, hand over, deliver; to give off when...

Ancestry of “afgeven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchavegeven—
2Proto-Germanicabagebanąto give up, give away, separate from
3Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

Words derived from “afgeven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic abagebaną →