Where does “cutoff” come from?
Cutoff is a compound of English cut and off, where off derives from Middle English of, Old English of, Old English oþ, and Proto-Indo-European h₂epo, originally meaning away or from.
cutoff (English): The point at which something terminates or to...
Definitions
- The point at which something terminates or to...
Ancestry of “cutoff”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | off | In a direction away from the speaker or object;... |
| 2 | Middle English | of | of; off; until |
| 3 | Old English | of | of, from, off, out of |
| 4 | Old English | æf | of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |