Where does “afscheuren” come from?

afscheuren (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.

afscheuren (Dutch): to tear off

Definitions

  1. to tear off

Ancestry of “afscheuren”, step by step

afscheuren 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 scheuren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscheurento tear; to tear driving, to drive at breakneck...
2Middle Dutchschōren—
3Proto-Germanicskurōincision; tear; rift

Words derived from “afscheuren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →