Where does “afwolteren” come from?

afwolteren (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German af, from Old Saxon af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

afwolteren (Middle Low German): to shift; to roll back

Definitions

  1. to shift; to roll back

Ancestry of “afwolteren”, step by step

afwolteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanaf—
2Old Saxonafof; out
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Middle Low German wölteren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwölterento roll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Saxon af →