Where does “æfþanc” come from?

æfþanc (Old English) comes from Old English æf-, from Proto-Germanic aba-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

æfþanc (Old English): offense, insult

Definitions

  1. offense, insult

Ancestry of “æfþanc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæf-away, off, from, away from; absence, detriment,...
2Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó →Every word from Proto-Germanic aba- →Every word from Old English æf- →