Where does “afheinen” come from?

afheinen (Dutch) comes from Dutch af, from Middle Dutch af, from Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

afheinen (Dutch): to fence off; to separate

Definitions

  1. to fence off; to separate

Ancestry of “afheinen”, step by step

afheinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Dutch heinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheinento fence (off), to enclose
2Middle Dutchheinento physically demarcate lands

Words derived from “afheinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →