Where does “afkrabben” come from?

afkrabben (Dutch) comes from Dutch krabben, from Middle Dutch crabben, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

afkrabben (Dutch): to scratch off

Definitions

  1. to scratch off

Ancestry of “afkrabben”, step by step

afkrabben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch krabben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrabbento scratch
2Middle Dutchcrabben—
3Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →