af-

Old Saxon

/af/

prefix
Definitions
  • Forming verbs and adjectives with the sense of "off", "away", "from", "out of", "away from"
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *aba- (away from, away) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away, from).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂epó

Gloss

off, away, from

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