Where does “affgang” come from?

affgang (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.

affgang (Scots): outlet, discharge

Definitions

  1. outlet, discharge

Ancestry of “affgang”, step by step

affgang 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 Scots gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsgangTo go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from Old English æf →