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

Definitions

  1. to go down, end

Ancestry of “afheldian”, step by step

afheldian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonafof; out
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Old Saxon heldian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonheldianto lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old Saxon af →