Where does “affcast” come from?

affcast (Scots) comes from Scots aff, from Middle English of, from Old English of, from Old English æf, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

affcast (Scots): One who is cast off or repudiated; an offcast

Definitions

  1. One who is cast off or repudiated; an offcast

Ancestry of “affcast”, step by step

affcast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scots aff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsaffoff, away, at a distance; off, away from; off
2Middle Englishofof; off; until
3Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
4Old Englishæfof
5Proto-Germanic*ab—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Middle English ofcast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishofcastThe normally uneaten refuse of plants
2Middle Englishofcasten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →