Where does “AB” come from?

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

AB (German): Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...

Ancestry of “AB”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanab—
2Old High Germanabof
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “AB”

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