Where does “afplakken” come from?

afplakken (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.

afplakken (Dutch): to mask, to cover, particularly with masking tape when preparing for painting

Definitions

  1. to mask, to cover, particularly with masking tape when preparing for painting

Ancestry of “afplakken”, step by step

afplakken 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 plakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchplakkento stick; to glue, to paste; to paste
2Middle Dutchplackento patch, beat metal into a thin plate
3Middle Dutchplackedisk, patch, stain; name of a coin
4Old Dutchplaggapatch
5Proto-Germanicplaggąa piece of cloth or fabric; a patch

Words derived from “afplakken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →