Where does “abreact” come from?

abreact (English) comes from German abreagieren, 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.

abreact (English): To eliminate previously repressed emotions by...

Definitions

  1. To eliminate previously repressed emotions by...

Ancestry of “abreact”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabreagierento work off; to abreact; to let off steam
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—

Words derived from “abreact”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European apó →Every word from Proto-Germanic *ab →Every word from German ab- →