Where does “affgate” come from?

affgate (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.

affgate (Scots): mode of disposing of, outlet (applied to merchandise)

Definitions

  1. mode of disposing of, outlet (applied to merchandise)

Ancestry of “affgate”, step by step

affgate 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 gate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsgatestreet, way, road, path
2Old Norsegátariddle
3Proto-Germanicgatwǭstreet, passage
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰodweh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →