Where does “Sturmabteilung” come from?
Sturmabteilung (English) comes from German Sturmabteilung, from German Abteilung, from German abteilen, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab.
Sturmabteilung (English): A paramilitary division under the German Nazi Party, operating from 1921 until being disbanded in 1934
Definitions
- A paramilitary division under the German Nazi Party, operating from 1921 until being disbanded in 1934
Ancestry of “Sturmabteilung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sturmabteilung | Sturmabteilung (Nazi paramilitary group) |
| 2 | German | Abteilung | department; division; battalion |
| 3 | German | abteilen | to divide, to split apart, to sunder, to section |
| 4 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 5 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 6 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 7 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |