Where does “æfnan” come from?
æfnan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.
æfnan (Old English): to carry out, perform, execute; to cause,...
Definitions
- to carry out, perform, execute; to cause,...
Ancestry of “æfnan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |