Where does “afslanken” come from?

afslanken (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.

afslanken (Dutch): to slim, to become slimmer

Definitions

  1. to slim, to become slimmer

Ancestry of “afslanken”, step by step

afslanken 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 slanken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslankento become slim
2Middle Dutchslanken—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →