Where does “affward” come from?

affward (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.

affward (Scots): away, off chiefly nautical

Definitions

  1. away, off chiefly nautical

Ancestry of “affward”, step by step

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →