Where does “afzwakken” come from?

afzwakken (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.

afzwakken (Dutch): to weaken; to subside, to quiet down, to slow...

Definitions

  1. to weaken; to subside, to quiet down, to slow...

Ancestry of “afzwakken”, step by step

afzwakken 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 zwakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzwakkento weaken, to become/make strengthless
2Middle Dutchswackento shake, wave

Words derived from “afzwakken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Germanic ab →Every word from Old Dutch af →