Where does “afschaffen” come from?

afschaffen (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaffen, from German schaffen, from Middle High German schaffen, from Old High German scaffan, from Proto-West Germanic skappjan, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

afschaffen (Dutch): to abolish, abrogate

Definitions

  1. to abolish, abrogate

Ancestry of “afschaffen”, step by step

afschaffen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schaffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschaffento procure; to serve up
2Germanschaffento create; to produce; to make; to cause; to...
3Middle High Germanschaffento make, create
4Old High Germanscaffan—
5Proto-West Germanicskappjanto make, to create
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

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

Words derived from “afschaffen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →