Where does “afrossen” come from?
afrossen (Dutch) comes from Dutch rossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
afrossen (Dutch): to beat up, to give a beatdown
Definitions
- to beat up, to give a beatdown
Ancestry of “afrossen”, step by step
afrossen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch rossen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rossen | To beat, to rough up; to groom with a grooming... |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |