Where does “afvuren” come from?

afvuren (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.

afvuren (Dutch): to fire, to fire off

Definitions

to fire, to fire off

Ancestry of “afvuren”, step by step

afvuren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch af

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	af	off; off, from; finished, done
2	Middle Dutch	af	off, out, away; of, about
3	Old Dutch	af	—
4	Proto-Germanic	ab	away from; away
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂epo	from, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Dutch vuren

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	vuren	to fire, to shoot; made of the wood of the Norway...
2	Middle Dutch	vuren	to set on fire
3	Old Dutch	fiuron	—

Words derived from “afvuren”

afvuurbaar

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