Where does “afheldian” come from?
afheldian (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.
afheldian (Old Saxon): to go down, end
Ancestry of “afheldian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | af | of; out |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |