afbeulen etymology

Dutch word afbeulen comes from Dutch af, Dutch beulen

Detailed word origin of afbeulen

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
af Dutch (nld) Finished, done (when working on something) (postpositional) off, from (implying motion). Off.
beulen Dutch (nld)
afbeulen Dutch (nld) (reflexive, transitive) to exhaust, to tire out. (transitive, dated) to torment, to torture.

Words with the same origin as afbeulen

Descendants of beulen
afbeulerij afbeuling