Where does “aftappen” come from?

aftappen (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.

aftappen (Dutch): to tap off, to siphon off, to drain; to wiretap

Definitions

  1. to tap off, to siphon off, to drain; to wiretap

Ancestry of “aftappen”, step by step

aftappen 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 tappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtappento tap
2Middle Dutchtappen—

Words derived from “aftappen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →