off-
English
prefix
Definitions
- Away from; off.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English of- inherited from Old English of- (from, of) inherited from Proto-Germanic *af- (away, off) derived from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (away, off, from).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*apo-
Gloss
away, off, from
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ab- English
- abstriction English
- ab- Latin
- abomāsum Latin
- abrenunciare Latin
- ab- German
- aboral German
- af- Dutch, Flemish
- *apo- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂epo Proto-Indo-European
- aboral Portuguese
- *ab Proto-Germanic
- *aba- Proto-Germanic
- *af- Proto-Germanic
- *afar Proto-Germanic
- of- Old English
- of- Middle English
- ab Old High German
- of- Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- abjuger Middle French
- *apo-t-is Proto-Albanian