Where does “of-” come from?

of- (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic aba-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

of- (Luxembourgish): off, away from

Definitions

  1. off, away from

Ancestry of “of-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “of-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic aba- →