afford

Betekenis (English)

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; (usually after an expression of ability, as could, able, difficult) to be able or rich enough; to spare.
(obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural result, fruit, or issue.
To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its being the natural result; to provide; to furnish.

give

produce

yield

purvey

be possible

by-bid

make both ends meet

be able

endue

Frekwensie

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/əˈfoɹd/

Inherited from Middle English

Inherited from Old English

Cognate with Old Norse

Cognate with Yslands

In summary

From Middle English afforthen, aforthen, avorthien, from earlier iforthen, iforthien, ȝeforthien, from Old English forþian, ġeforþian (“to further, accomplish, afford”), from Proto-Germanic *furþōną, from Proto-Germanic *furþą (“forth, forward”), equivalent to a- + forth. Cognate with Old Norse forða (“to forward oneself, save oneself, escape danger”), Icelandic forða (“to save, rescue”).

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