Where does “af” come from?

af (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch af, from Proto-Germanic ab, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

af (Middle Dutch): off, out, away; of, about

Definitions

  1. off, out, away; of, about

Ancestry of “af”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchaf—
2Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “af”

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