Where does “off-wiki” come from?

off-wiki (English) comes from English off-, from Middle English of-, from Old English of-, from Proto-Germanic aba-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

off-wiki (English): On a site other than a wiki

Definitions

  1. On a site other than a wiki

Ancestry of “off-wiki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoff-Away from; off
2Middle Englishof-away from; off
3Old Englishof-off, away, from, out of, away from; down;...
4Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from English off- →Every word from Proto-Germanic aba- →