Where does “abraum” come from?

abraum (English) comes from German abräumen, from German ab-, from German AB, from Middle High German ab, from Old High German ab, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European apó.

abraum (English): A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for...

Definitions

  1. A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for...

Ancestry of “abraum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabräumento clear away, to clear
2Germanab-Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or...
3GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
4Middle High Germanab—
5Old High Germanabof
6Proto-Germanic*ab—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →