Where does “afgod” come from?

afgod (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch afgod, from Old Dutch afgot, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

afgod (Dutch): idol; false deity

Definitions

  1. idol; false deity

Ancestry of “afgod”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchafgod—
2Old Dutchafgotidol; false or pagan deity
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “afgod”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Dutch afgot →