Where does “verafgoding” come from?

verafgoding (Dutch) comes from Dutch verafgoden, from Dutch afgod, from Middle Dutch afgod, from Old Dutch afgot, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

verafgoding (Dutch): idolatry worship of idols

Definitions

  1. idolatry worship of idols

Ancestry of “verafgoding”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverafgodento idolize
2Dutchafgodidol; false deity
3Middle Dutchafgod—
4Old Dutchafgotidol; false or pagan deity
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →