Where does “afkloppen” come from?

afkloppen (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.

afkloppen (Dutch): to strike off

Definitions

  1. to strike off

Ancestry of “afkloppen”, step by step

afkloppen 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 kloppen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkloppento beat, hit; to knock; to defeat
2Middle Dutchcloppento knock, to hit; to knock
3Old Dutchcloppōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →
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