Where does “afschrikking” come from?

afschrikking (Dutch) comes from Dutch afschrikken, 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.

afschrikking (Dutch): deterrence

Definitions

  1. deterrence

Ancestry of “afschrikking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafschrikkento scare off; to deter by fear
2Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
3Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
4Old Dutchaf—
5Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →
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