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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 Dutchafgot—
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “afgod”

  • afgodslang
  • afgodes
  • afgodsslang
  • afgodisch
  • afgodsbeeld
  • afgoderij
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