Where does “*ofhande, *ofhende” come from?

*ofhande, *ofhende (Middle English) comes from Old English ofhende, from Proto-Germanic abahandijaz, from Proto-Germanic aba-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

Ancestry of “*ofhande, *ofhende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishofhendeabsent, lost
2Proto-Germanicabahandijazout of one's hand, lost to one
3Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “*ofhande, *ofhende”

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