Where does “afschaven” come from?
afschaven (Low German) comes from Dutch schaven, from Middle Dutch schāven, from Old Dutch skavan, from Proto-West Germanic *skaban, from Proto-Germanic skabaną, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.
afschaven (Low German): to scrape off, to scrape clean; to wear thin
Definitions
- to scrape off, to scrape clean; to wear thin
Ancestry of “afschaven”, step by step
afschaven traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schaven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schaven | to plane, to grate; to smooth; to rub roughly,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schāven | to plane |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skavan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *skaban | to scrape, shave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skabaną | to shave, to scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skÀbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
via Dutch af
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | af | off; off, from; finished, done |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | af | off, out, away; of, about |
| 3 | Old Dutch | af | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ab | away from; away |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epo | from, off, back; off, away; off, from |
via Low German af
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | af | — |