Where does “afgodes” come from?

afgodes (Dutch) comes from Dutch es, from Middle Dutch essche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

afgodes (Dutch): female idol

Definitions

  1. female idol

Ancestry of “afgodes”, step by step

afgodes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch es

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchesash, ash tree, "Fraxinus excelsior"; ash, any...
2Middle Dutchessche—
3Old Dutchaska—
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

via Dutch afgod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafgodidol; false deity
2Middle Dutchafgod—
3Old Dutchafgotidol; false or pagan deity
4Proto-Germanic*ab—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- →