Where does “afgot” come from?

afgot (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch afgot, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Ancestry of “afgot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchafgotidol; false or pagan deity
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Dutch afgot →