Where does “afaynd” come from?

afaynd (Scots) comes from Middle English afandien, from Old English āfandian, from Old English ā-, from Old English ar-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.

afaynd (Scots): to make an attempt, to try

Definitions

  1. to make an attempt, to try

Ancestry of “afaynd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishafandien—
2Old Englishāfandianto test
3Old Englishā-a-; away, out
4Old Englishar-—
5Proto-West Germanicuʀ-out, over; off, away
6Proto-Germanicuz-up, out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanuss-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanuds-up, out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uds- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uss- →