Where does “afsluiter” come from?

afsluiter (Dutch) comes from Dutch afsluiten, 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.

afsluiter (Dutch): closer, shutter, tap, valve

Definitions

  1. closer, shutter, tap, valve

Ancestry of “afsluiter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafsluitento close off, seal; to conclude, to end, to...
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 →