Where does “afpreken” come from?

afpreken (Dutch) comes from Dutch preken, from Dutch prediken, from Middle Dutch prēdiken, from Old Dutch predicon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

afpreken (Dutch): to sermonise, to reproach at length; to dissuade...

Definitions

  1. to sermonise, to reproach at length; to dissuade...

Ancestry of “afpreken”, step by step

afpreken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch preken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchprekento preach; to sermonise, to lecture
2Dutchpredikento preach
3Middle Dutchprēdikento preach
4Old Dutchprediconto preach
5Latinpraedicōto proclaim, declare publicly
6Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
7Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
8Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
9Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
10Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
11Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
12Latincalceusshoe
13Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
14Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

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 Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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