Where does “afkappen” come from?

afkappen (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.

afkappen (Dutch): to cut off, to truncate; to cut short, to...

Definitions

  1. to cut off, to truncate; to cut short, to...

Ancestry of “afkappen”, step by step

afkappen 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 kappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkappento cut hair and model it; to chop, as with an...
2Middle Dutchcappento chop, to cleave
3Old Dutch*kappon—
4Proto-West Germanic*kappōnto chop, cut off
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