Where does “afliegen” come from?

afliegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch liegen, from Middle Dutch liegen, from Old Dutch liegan, from Proto-West Germanic leugan, from Proto-Germanic leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- — to lie, to tell falsehood.

afliegen (Dutch): to disavow, to deny association

Definitions

to disavow, to deny association

Ancestry of “afliegen”, step by step

afliegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch liegen

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	liegen	to lie
2	Middle Dutch	liegen	to lie
3	Old Dutch	liegan	to lie, to tell untruth
4	Proto-West Germanic	leugan	to lie, to tell a falsehood
5	Proto-Germanic	leuganą	to lie, to tell a falsehood
6	Proto-Indo-European	lewgʰ-	to lie, to tell falsehood

via Dutch af

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	af	off; off, from; finished, done
2	Middle Dutch	af	off, out, away; of, about
3	Old Dutch	af	—
4	Proto-Germanic	ab	away from; away
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂epo	from, off, back; off, away; off, from

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leuganą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic leugan →