Where does “afzien” come from?

afzien (Dutch) comes from Dutch zien, from Middle Dutch siën, from Old Dutch sīan, from Proto-West Germanic sīhwan, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

afzien (Dutch): to give up, to relinquish; to suffer, to endure...

Definitions

  1. to give up, to relinquish; to suffer, to endure...

Ancestry of “afzien”, step by step

afzien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchziento see
2Middle Dutchsiënto filter, to seep
3Old Dutchsīan—
4Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

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 “afzien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sey- →