Where does “afknippen” come from?

afknippen (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.

afknippen (Dutch): to cut off

Definitions

  1. to cut off

Ancestry of “afknippen”, step by step

afknippen 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 knippen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknippento cut with scissors; to cut; to make a pinching...
2Middle Dutchknippen—

Words derived from “afknippen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →