Where does “afur” come from?

afur (Old High German) comes from Dutch afvoer, from Dutch afvoeren, from Middle Dutch afvoeren.

afur (Old High German): but

Definitions

  1. but

Ancestry of “afur”, step by step

afur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch afvoer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafvoerdrain; drainpipe
2Dutchafvoerento bring away, to lead away; to can
3Middle Dutchafvoeren—

via Proto-Germanic afar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicafar—
2Proto-Indo-European*h₂epér—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away

via Somali fur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Somalifuropen
Every word from Middle Dutch afvoeren →Every word from Dutch afvoeren →Every word from Dutch afvoer →