Where does “afschermen” come from?
afschermen (Dutch) comes from Dutch schermen, from Middle Dutch schermen, from Old Dutch skirmen, from Proto-West Germanic skirmijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
afschermen (Dutch): to protectively separate or cover
Definitions
- to protectively separate or cover
Ancestry of “afschermen”, step by step
afschermen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schermen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schermen | to fence; to protect, to shield |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schermen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skirmen | to protect |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skirmijan | to protect, defend |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |