Where does “ofþefian” come from?

ofþefian (Old English) comes from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

ofþefian (Old English): to be exceedingly heated

Definitions

  1. to be exceedingly heated

Ancestry of “ofþefian”, step by step

ofþefian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English of

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
2Old Englishæfof
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Old English þefian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþefianto pant (from heat); gasp
2Proto-Germanicþefōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old English æf →