Where does “afstuderen” come from?

afstuderen (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.

afstuderen (Dutch): to graduate: successfully complete one's studies

Definitions

  1. to graduate: successfully complete one's studies

Ancestry of “afstuderen”, step by step

afstuderen 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 studeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstuderento study; to study, to major in
2Middle Dutchstuderen—
3Latinstudeōto dedicate oneself (to), direct one's efforts or attention (to), strive after, be devoted to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →