Where does “Hong” come from?

Hong (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian ou, from Old Frisian of, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

Ancestry of “Hong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianouoff; away
2Old Frisianof
3Proto-Germanic*ab
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apóEvery word from Proto-Germanic *abEvery word from Old Frisian of
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