Where does “ofhende” come from?

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

ofhende (Old English): absent, lost

Definitions

  1. absent, lost

Ancestry of “ofhende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicabahandijazout of one's hand, lost to one
2Proto-Germanicaba-away, away from
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

Words derived from “ofhende”

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