Where does “afkluiven” come from?

afkluiven (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.

afkluiven (Dutch): to gnaw

Definitions

  1. to gnaw

Ancestry of “afkluiven”, step by step

afkluiven 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 kluiven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkluivento gnaw, to nibble; to bite into smaller chunks
2Middle Dutchcluven—
3Old Dutchklūvon—
4Proto-Germanicklūbōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →