Where does “afmartelen” come from?

afmartelen (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.

afmartelen (Dutch): to torture to an intense degree; to pester or...

Definitions

  1. to torture to an intense degree; to pester or...

Ancestry of “afmartelen”, step by step

afmartelen 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 martelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmartelento torture, to torment
2Old Dutchmartilonto torture
3Latinmartyriō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →