English

off-

Away from; off.

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    Origin

    From Middle English of-, from Old English of-, æf- (“off, away, down, un-”), from Proto-Germanic *aba- (“off, away”), combining form of *ab(a), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”). Cognate with Dutch af- (“off, away, down”), German ab- (“off, from, down”), Latin ab- (“from, of”), Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away from, without”). Doublet of apo- and ab-. Equivalent to off. Compare of.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishof-
      • inheritedOld Englishof-
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*aba- “off, away”
          • derivedProto-Indo-European*h₂epó “away”
            • derivedProto-Indo-European*h₂ep
            • derivedProto-Indo-European*werw- “to draw; to mark out”
            • derivedProto-Indo-European*-o

    Related: English ab- (doublet), English apo- (doublet), Dutch af-, German ab-, Latin ab-, Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο-

    Words built on it: off-book

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