Where does “afonden” come from?

afonden (Middle English) comes from Old English āfandian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds-, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

afonden (Middle English): to test, extinguish

Definitions

  1. to test, extinguish

Ancestry of “afonden”, step by step

afonden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English āfandian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishāfandianto test
2Old Englishā-a-; away, out
3Old Englishar-—
4Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
5Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via Middle English A

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishA—
2Middle EnglishII (first-person singular subject pronoun)
3Old EnglishiċI
4Proto-West GermanicikI
5Proto-Germanic*ek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →