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

  1. to carry out, perform, execute; to cause,...

Ancestry of “æfnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*abnijaną
2Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ōp-Every word from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną
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