Where does “afvriezen” come from?

afvriezen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vriezen, from Middle Dutch vriesen, from Old Dutch friesan, from Proto-West Germanic freusan, from Proto-Germanic freusaną, from Proto-Indo-European prews- — to freeze; frost.

afvriezen (Dutch): to freeze off

Definitions

  1. to freeze off

Ancestry of “afvriezen”, step by step

afvriezen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vriezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvriezento freeze
2Middle Dutchvriesento freeze
3Old Dutchfriesanto freeze
4Proto-West Germanicfreusanto freeze
5Proto-Germanicfreusanąto freeze
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprews-to freeze; frost

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
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