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Where does “af-” come from?

af- (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic aβ̃-, from Proto-Celtic am-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

af- (Welsh): not, un-, non-, an-, dis-

Definitions

  1. not, un-, non-, an-, dis-

Ancestry of “af-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicaβ̃-—
2Proto-Celticam-—
3Proto-Celtican-un-, not
4Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
5Proto-Indo-Europeannenot

Words derived from “af-”

  • afraid
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