Where does “aftakken” come from?

aftakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch tak, from Middle Dutch tac, from Old Dutch takko, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

aftakken (Dutch): to branch off

Definitions

  1. to branch off

Ancestry of “aftakken”, step by step

aftakken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchtakA branch, twig, bough; A branch, offshoot,...
2Middle Dutchtacpointy object, forked object
3Old Dutchtakkopointy object
4Frankishtakkō—
5Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

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

Words derived from “aftakken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →