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Where does “æf-” come from?

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

æf- (Old English): away, off, from, away from; absence, detriment,...

Definitions

  1. away, off, from, away from; absence, detriment,...

Ancestry of “æf-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “æf-”

  • offset
  • offshore
  • offline
  • offshoot
  • offhand
  • offshoring
  • offbeat
  • offsite
  • offload
  • offhandedly
  • offhanded
  • offputting
  • offscouring
  • offhandedness
  • offshorable
  • offputtingly
  • offsaddle
  • offloader
  • nonoffset
  • offscum
  • offsetter
  • offlead
  • offskip
  • offstanding
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