Words that come from Proto-Germanic “ab”
400 words across 17 languages descend from Proto-Germanic ab — including of, down, off, Hamilton, downward, offset, downstairs, downtown.
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English (334)
- of
- down
- off
- Hamilton
- downward
- offset
- downstairs
- downtown
- downstream
- download
- downwards
- whereof
- offshore
- downfall
- downs
- runoff
- ebb
- payoff
- downhill
- cutoff
- downside
- offline
- sundown
- dune
- downturn
- Hamiltonian
- downy
- touchdown
- downsizing
- downpour
- ebbing
- offshoot
- offing
- downtime
- showdown
- downlink
- downtrodden
- offhand
- offshoring
- offish
- flak
- downloadable
- downwind
- drawdown
- downriver
- offstage
- countdown
- dropdown
- knockdown
- downregulation
- turnoff
- adown
- downgrade
- backoff
- offbeat
- downslope
- offsite
- downbeat
- downsize
- downhearted
- offload
- tumbledown
- downtrend
- lowdown
- offscreen
- thistledown
- offhandedly
- downswing
- downfield
- eiderdown
- downer
- coupla
- downwardly
- downstate
- downregulate
- downstage
- markdown
- knockoff
- downdraft
- ablaut
- downstroke
- clampdown
- turndown
- downland
- downhole
- blowdown
- castoff
- downforce
- downshift
- comedown
- teardown
- downturned
- abreaction
- offhanded
- downgradient
- offprint
- downscale
- downmarket
- mixdown
- downcomer
- downrange
- rubdown
- sendoff
- downspout
- offputting
- cutdown
- offscouring
- drilldown
- downdrift
- signoff
- downflow
- abseil
- interdune
- splashdown
- offramp
- downgoing
- stepdown
- hoedown
- foredune
- downcutting
- ringdown
- Sturmabteilung
- sundowner
- showoff
- cramdown
- downdip
- downwash
- trickledown
- downstaging
- downhaul
- sundowning
- downstep
- downconversion
- downsloping
- backdown
- downloader
- patdown
- burndown
- downthrow
- faceoff
- downslide
- pickoff
- buydown
- offishness
- downfallen
- downsitting
- downsample
- blastoff
- offy
- offsuit
- downbent
- downgaze
- washdown
- downcourt
- downmix
- downlight
- downpipe
- climbdown
- strapdown
- paydown
- breakoff
- abreactive
- downbound
- offhandedness
- goosedown
- downcurrent
- downness
- downburst
- downtick
- downstair
- downmost
- downthrown
- downwinder
- beatdown
- offshorable
- spindown
- offglide
- downiness
- downcome
- interdunal
- downcore
- setdown
- staredown
- bringdown
- abreact
- downtrod
- phasedown
- downheartedness
- downcurved
- downrush
- downtoner
- offboard
- pastedown
- downlevel
- ebbeth
- throwdown
- antidune
- downconvert
- downlighting
- downgrader
- downbow
- downflowing
- downregulatory
- burnoff
- duneland
- downclimb
- jumpoff
- downfalling
- downtube
- downcoming
- lookdown
- downcase
- dunal
- downwarp
- offlist
- downmodulation
- builddown
- downdraw
- downfold
- unebbing
- downlist
- stripdown
- Sandaun
- scaledown
- downlike
- downstreet
- downzone
- featherdown
- downmodulate
- downwardness
- downable
- rolldown
- winddown
- downfolded
- downlying
- downhiller
- offputtingly
- downheartedly
- abseiler
- duned
- downtone
- offsaddle
- holdoff
- kickdown
- downcoast
- boiloff
- offloader
- downcycle
- offishly
- scrubdown
- spelldown
- downshifter
- downselect
- slapdown
- downtempo
- evendown
- nonoffset
- Hamiltonism
- redownload
- downsizer
- downsection
- cleardown
- downlead
- downtroddenness
- dunelike
- downsampler
- downcall
- talkdown
- waveoff
- dunescape
- downdate
- offscum
- downcanyon
- downfolding
- offlead
- offsetter
- sdown
- downtowner
- offskip
- lookoff
- downweigh
- downpress
- offstanding
- downsome
- downselection
- offsettable
- offspringing
- dunetop
- offput
- offcome
- offlet
- offscape
- offski
- downily
- downface
- downlooked
- downstater
- playdown
- antidown
- neckdown
- duneless
- downtrading
- duney
- downrate
- downgyved
- downrank
- Hamiltonicity
- offcoming
- boildown
- undownable
- downfault
- downglide
- selldown
- downchirp
- abraum
- down-
- downgone
- off-
- kill off
- write-down
- code of conduct
- downblouse
- frame of reference
- apple of Sodom
- fend off
- Body of Christ
- surface runoff
- pay-off
- -off
- off-site
- off-the-rack
- point of reference
- dumbed-down
- down-gyved
Dutch (40)
- af
- afzonderlijk
- af-
- down
- download
- verafschuwen
- afschuw
- afmaken
- afspreken
- afspraak
- afstempelen
- afronden
- afleveren
- afsluiten
- afvragen
- afmeten
- afmeting
- afzonderen
- aftroeven
- afwijken
- afwijking
- downloaden
- afbeelden
- afmelden
- afbakenen
- aflevering
- afplatten
- afplatting
- afschuwen
- afschuwelijk
- afwerken
- afbraak
- afkoelen
- afschuren
- afkomen
- afkomst
- afwachten
- afwachting
- afstoffen
- afslanken