Where does “afwikkelen” come from?

afwikkelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wikkelen, from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.

afwikkelen (Dutch): to unwind; to conclude, to bring to the final...

Definitions

  1. to unwind; to conclude, to bring to the final...

Ancestry of “afwikkelen”, step by step

afwikkelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wikkelen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwikkelento wrap; to wind
2Germanwickelnto wrap
3Middle High Germanwickelnto wrap around
4Old High Germanwickilī—
5Old High Germanwiohha—
6Proto-Germanic*weukā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong

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 “afwikkelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *weukā →Every word from Old High German wiohha →