Where does “afzakken” come from?

afzakken (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.

afzakken (Dutch): to drop down, to come down; to sag; to decrease,...

Definitions

  1. to drop down, to come down; to sag; to decrease,...

Ancestry of “afzakken”, step by step

afzakken 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 zakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzakkento fall, to drop, to sink; to come down, to go...
2Middle Dutchsacken—
3Old Dutchsackon—
4Proto-Germanicsakkōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →