Where does “afklemmen” come from?

afklemmen (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.

afklemmen (Dutch): to catch, fasten

Definitions

  1. to catch, fasten

Ancestry of “afklemmen”, step by step

afklemmen 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 klemmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchklemmento clamp, to squeeze; to jam, to not move...
2Middle Dutchclemmento be stuck, jamed; to hold, to clamp
3Old Dutchklemmen—
4Proto-Germanic*klammjan—
5Proto-Germanicklamjanąto clamp; to squeeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →