Where does “afschudden” come from?

afschudden (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.

afschudden (Dutch): to shake off literal sense

Definitions

  1. to shake off literal sense

Ancestry of “afschudden”, step by step

afschudden 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 schudden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuddento shake, to tremble, to waver; to shuffle; to...
2Middle Dutchschuddento shake, to cause to move strongly back and...
3Old Dutchscuddento shake, to rid oneself of
4Proto-West Germanic*skuddjanto shake
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