Where does “afftak” come from?

afftak (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.

afftak (Scots): jeer, sneer

Definitions

  1. jeer, sneer

Ancestry of “afftak”, step by step

afftak 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 tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotstakto take; to trip; to affect
2Early Scotstak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →