off-

Meaning

Away from; off.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: of-

Inherited from Old English: of-

Cognate with Dutch: af-

Cognate with German: ab-

Cognate with Latin: ab-

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἀπο-

In summary

From Middle English of-, from Old English of-, æf- (“off, away, down, un-”), from Proto-Germanic *aba- (“off, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *apo- (“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-.