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-”

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